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The Palliative Care Counselor (PCC) is responsible for providing holistic care through counseling and psychosocial support for patients and their families living with a serious life limiting illness or injury seen by the palliative care team. The PCC can work effectively within an interdisciplinary team. The PCC will assist the patient and their family unit in supporting and addressing their psychosocial needs per the palliative care interdisciplinary team in which the PCC is a core team member. The PCC completes psychosocial assessments, develops care plans for providing psychosocial education and emotional support to patients, families and caregivers on nonpharmacological symptom management, psychological stressors to anxiety, depression and pain. Provides individual coping skill strategies. The PCC will assess complicated family dynamics (financial, culture, anticipatory and complicated grief), intervene in crises and mediate conflicts within families. The PCC will be responsible for identifying correct legal next of kin, researching power of attorney for health care, guardianship, and completed advanced directives in preparation for scheduling and attending patient-family centered goals of care conference meetings. The PCC will demonstrate a strong understanding of end-of-life care and ethical issues in palliative care. In addition, the PCC will work with the palliative care chaplain and social workers to plan and prepare family units for bereavement support. This position reports to the manager of the palliative care department.
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