Responsibilities Include:
● Discharge and transition planning
● Client concordance with and adherence to the plan of care
● Advanced care planning, palliative care, including pain and symptom management, hospice and end-of-life care
● Identification of child abuse, trauma, neglect, and exploitation
● Crisis intervention
● Facilitation of benefits and resource acquisition to assist clients and families, including an understanding of related policies, eligibility requirements, and financial and legal issues
● Advocacy with other members of the interdisciplinary team and within the health care institution to promote clients’ and families’ decision making and quality of life
● Client, family, interdisciplinary, and community education
● Addresses family systems issues, including the impact of health care concerns, illness, and disease on family relationships
Portland, OR
