Social Worker (SW) Team Lead Palliative Care

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

💙 Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

 

🌟 Benefits That Support You

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Enjoy:

- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.

- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules

- Retirement savings with employer match

- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs

- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

The best career is right here.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Social Worker for a Team Lead position within the Palliative Care team located at the Edgewood, Kentucky location.

Shift & Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Full-time, 40 hours weekly, No Weekends!

Traveling to the Edgewood, Ft Thomas, and Florence campuses is required for this position.

Job Description:

The best career is right here.

Participates in development of department programs and processes. Assists with scheduling of staff and assures quality care of those patients needing palliative care social work services, while maintaining the philosophy of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Works with the Nurse Manager and Hospice/Palliative Director and other supervisors to manage the department’s daily operations. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Qualifications

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• Master’s in Social Work (MSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Licensed in state where work is being performed.

Specialized Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of SW practice in health care setting. Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

Kind and Length of Experience: 

• Minimum of three years of social work practice in health care.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.