Inpatient Palliative Care Social Worker – Weill Cornell – Days

The Inpatient Palliative Care Social Worker is an integral member of the palliative care interdisciplinary team, providing compassionate support to patients and families facing chronic and life-limiting illnesses. This role includes offering supportive counseling, facilitating goals-of-care discussions, and collaborating on discharge planning and continuity of care. Additionally, the social worker is expected to take an active role in educating colleagues on palliative care and end-of-life best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments as part of the Palliative care consult service for patients navigating chronic and/or life-limiting conditions.
• Provide emotional support, grief counseling, and bereavement resources to patients and their families.
• Actively participate in goals-of-care discussions, ensuring that patient and family wishes are supported.
• Educate social workers, medical students, residents, and primary care teams on palliative care principles and best practices.
• Advocate for interventions that alleviate patient and family burden and enhance coping strategies.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless ...