# Palliative Social Work Care Manager

**Company**: Intermountain Health
**Location**: Murray, Utah
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $39.16 - $60.42 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Palliative Social Work Care Manager partners with inpatient Care Management and Palliative Care teams to support the psychosocial, emotional, and transitional care needs of patients with serious illness or approaching end of life.

**Essential Functions**

- Assessment & Screening: Evaluates patients for transition planning, mental health, substance use, and goals of care.

- Care Coordination: Develops and monitors care plans, addressing social determinants of health and community resources.

- Behavioral Health Support: Uses motivational interviewing and therapeutic techniques to promote mental health care including women’s services, behavioral change, trauma informed care, and substance use disorders.

- Therapeutic Intervention: Provides brief individual, group, and family therapy, plus psychosocial assessments.

- Diagnosis & Referrals: Identifies mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and connect patients to services.

- Education & Advocacy: Trains staff, educates patients, and advocates for rights and care access through facilitating safe transitions of care to the community.

- Team Collaboration: Works with healthcare teams, insurers, and community providers for quality care.

- Quality & Compliance: Leads improvement initiatives, tracks key metrics, and ensures policy adherence.

- Advanced Care Planning: Facilitates clinical goals of care discussions with patients, families, and teams.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- Master of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution (degree verification required).

- Current state licensure, as applicable, is obtained prior to or upon completion of required supervision hours. (CSW/LCSW)

- Basic computer proficiency, including familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet software.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking skills.

- Caregivers whose duties require them to conduct home or community visits must maintain current BLS certification, have a current driver’s license, current auto insurance, an acceptable driving record and reliable transportation.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Case Management Certification.

- Experience in clinical care management, social work, or working with third-party payers.

- Demonstrated understanding of care management principles and practices.

- Demonstrated understanding of health insurance products and related processes.

- Demonstrated understanding of coding, episode of care, and length of stay guidelines.

- Ability to work independently, demonstrate self-motivation, maintain a positive attitude, and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

**Benefits**

- Benefits eligible

- Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

**Salary**

- $39.16 - $60.42 per hour

## Skills

### Required
- MSW
- CSW/LCSW
- Basic computer proficiency
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Critical thinking skills

### Nice to have
- Case Management Certification
- Experience in clinical care management
- Understanding of care management principles
- Understanding of health insurance products

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