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MSW-Hospice-HB Palliative Care (32hrs, Days)

Primary Location Portland, Oregon Schedule Part-time Shift Day Salary $45.57 - $67.96 / year
Job Number 1434771 Date posted 07/17/2026
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Mental health is an essential component of total health. As mental health professionals, we’re on the front lines every day, using the latest advances to help those in need. If you share our passion for care and our commitment to helping those around us, you’ll have the resources you need to make a real difference. Our services include adult and child therapy as well as help with addiction and eating disorders.

  • Job Type:Standard
  • Job Level:Individual Contributor
  • Travel:Yes, 100 % of the Time

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MSW-Hospice-HB Palliative Care (32hrs, Days)

Primary Location Portland, Oregon Schedule Part-time Shift Day Salary $45.57 - $67.96 / year
Job Number 1434771 Date Posted 07/17/2026
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Description:
Job Summary:

The Hospice/Home-Based Palliative Care Medical Social Worker provides home care services to Kaiser Permanente patients in community based and facility settings. This position may provide social services to patients in the hospice, home-based palliative care, or other programs under the direction of the patients physician(s) to primarily assist patients/families in coping with the social/emotional issues and practical arrangements related to the patients end of life care, goals, and needs.  This care is provided through coordinating the delivery of high quality, cost-effective skilled, psychosocial care as part of a hospice/home-based palliative care interdisciplinary team.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Provides social work services consistent with agency policy, state practice acts, and applicable state and federal regulations as directed by the patients physician.  Activities include assessment of social and emotional factors related to the patients illnesses, financial and community resources and patient safety.

  • Develops and implements an individualized care plan, utilizing department and community resources in a cost effective manner.

  • Actively participates in multidisciplinary care planning to facilitate coordination of care.

  • Assures personal competency through maintaining working knowledge of current social work practice, available community services, member benefits and resources and regulatory standards.

  • Utilizes Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care Services departmental and community resources in a cost-effective manner. Consults with other interdisciplinary team members and shares work social expertise and perspective.

  • Actively participates in quality management and quality improvement activities within the department including, but not limited to, clinical record review, occurrence reporting, focused studies, process and outcome measurement, peer review and continuous quality improvement projects.

  • Performs other duties as requested.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience
  • Minimum one (1) year experience in elder care or healthcare setting OR successful completion of a hospice or palliative care MSW Graduate Student Internship or Post Graduate Fellowship.
Education
  • Masters degree in social work.
License, Certification, Registration

  • This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
     

  • Licensed Social Worker Associate-Independent Clinical (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire

      OR 
 

  • Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Masters Social Worker License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

      OR 
 

  • Certified Social Worker Associate License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Clinical Social Work Associate Certificate (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

  • Drivers License (in location where applicable)
     

  • National Provider Identifier required at hire
     

  • Basic Life Support within 0.5 months of hire
     
Additional Requirements:
  • Experience in evaluation of mental status, including depression scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive assessments of psychosocial and emotional needs.
  • Expertise in palliative care principles and the dying process, including psychosocial impact of specific illnesses.
  • Ability to successfully complete a typing test.
  • Ability to operate a laptop computer to perform clinical documentation.
  • Knowledge of counseling skills.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • This position requires a reliable automobile to travel to and from patient homes.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • One (1) year of experience in a hospice and/or palliative care setting.
  • Previous work experience in a home care setting.
  • Experience with interdisciplinary team function.
  • Working knowledge of the managed care industry.
  • Knowledge of Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participations, regulations/requirements.
  • Knowledge of Kaiser Permanente and community resources.
  • Knowledge of family dynamics.
  • Ability to work autonomously and manage patient case load.
  • Ability to apply Principles of Documentation for medical records.
  • Excellent time management, organizational, problem solving and customer service skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Operational knowledge of computerized clinical documentation and office application systems including the use of laptop/notebook computers.

Notes:

  • Shifts/hours/working days may vary
Primary Location: Oregon,Portland,Kaiser Permanente Building Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 04:30 PM Job Schedule: Part-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017 Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: West Salem Medical Offices - Hospice - Internal-Patient Svc - 1008 Pay Range: $45.57 - $67.96 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 100 % of the Time Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
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