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Essential Functions:

1. Provides critical psycho-social support to palliative care patients through the palliative care services consult team.

2. Uses their professional background and skills to assist the team and facilitate patient/family meetings and assists team, attending physicians, staff, and patient and family in the clarification of the goals of care and the plan of care.

3. Assists the Palliative Care Program Director in ensuring excellent patient care services, coordinating educational and outreach services, leading quality improvement initiatives, and linking team efforts with other hospital departments and with outpatient and community services.

4. Ability to work successfully and cooperatively on a multi-disciplinary team; and to foster and enhance inter-professional and team relationships within palliative care service and all levels of the organization.

5. Participates in system-wide Palliative Care Program meetings or activities to assure program objectives are being accomplished and patient care needs are effectively met.

6. Coordinates team efforts with appropriate hospital support departments to ensure smooth discharge planning and clear follow-up post discharge; may assist in the development of creative community or system care options for patients.

7. Serves as a liaison with the hospital hospice and other community hospices, home health, and nursing homes to ensure care coordination and appropriate assignments and resource allocation to meet patient needs throughout the continuum of care.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Participation in the interdisciplinary palliative care services team and provision of direct patient care and appropriate related services to the patient and family.

Palliative Care Social Worker

2. Facilitation of formal and informal meetings regarding patient and family communication and decision making.

3. In collaboration with team members, develops Palliative Care Support Group and conducts meeting.

4. Participation in the development and review of appropriate protocols and processes that support appropriate referral and consistent care.

5. Participation in developing and implementing appropriate measures of patient care quality and satisfaction.

6. Attendance at interdisciplinary team meetings to review active cases.

7. Attendance at monthly and periodic team meetings for the operational and administrative functions of the palliative care service.

8. Development delivery of appropriate educational initiatives within the hospital or in other settings.

9. Ad hoc activities to support educational and outreach goals of the palliative care Service.

11. Acts as spokesperson for the palliative care program at the hospital’s discretion.

12. Works closely with hospital leadership to enhance the palliative care service’s community outreach to physicians, the public, healthcare facilities and other

applicable organizations in the community.

13. Assists in the development and coordination of bereavement program at the hospital, and coordination with the hospice.

14. Participation in institution-wide education efforts involving staff social workers, social work interns and students.

15. Participation in ongoing research and quality improvement projects on an as-needed basis.

Required:

1. MSW from an accredited school of social work.

2. LCSW required with relevant end-of-life / acute care experience; will consider experienced candidates with LSW working toward LCSW

3. 1-3 years of inpatient experience preferred

4. Will consider recent graduates of a graduate SW program with concentration in palliative care with LSW, NJ.

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

+ Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

+ Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

+ Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

+ Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

+ Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

+ Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ

+ CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

+ Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

+ Atlantic Mobile Health

+ Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

+ 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

+ Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare

+ 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare

+ 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review

+ Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP

+ Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

+ One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

+ One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

+ Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

+ NJ Sustainable Business

Located in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Chilton Medical Center has been ranked the top mid-sized hospital in NJ for six years in a row, according to Castle Connolly. The Leapfrog Group gave us an "A" Hospital Safety Grade and we've received the Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. In addition, The Joint Commission recognized us as a Primary Stroke Center. We were awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite. We achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ANCC’s Magnet Recognition Program® identifies superior quality in nursing care and is the highest national honor for nursing excellence.

Atlantic Health System offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

+ Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)

+ Life & AD&D Insurance.

+ Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)

+ 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution

+ PTO & Paid Sick Leave

+ Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising

+ Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave

+ Backup and On-Site Childcare

+ Well-Being Rewards

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program

+ Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts

+ Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.