Care Synergy·Greeley, Colorado
Provide psychosocial services and emotional support to participants to help them achieve their care goals. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive care plans.
Pathways PACE has an immediate opening for a Social Worker.
Location: Greeley, CO
Status: Full-time
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-5
$61,214 - $71,926
Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage, Shift Diffs, Stipends
Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!
The purpose of this position is to provide services to meet the social and/or emotional needs that affect the participants’ ability to achieve their goals; participate in the development and implementation of participant comprehensive care plans.
Ensures compliance with regulations, professional licensing, and standards of practice.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of the stages and manifestations of change, loss, and grief, including complicated grief.
Recognizes signs and symptoms of psychiatric illnesses.
Identifies physical, behavioral, and affect changes to be reported to the attending physician or other team members.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills in discriminating between protection of sensitive medical/psychosocial data and compliance with applicable law and regulation regarding mandated reporting.
Establishes therapeutic relationships and maintains healthy interpersonal boundaries with participants and families from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Demonstrates good psychosocial skills of participants from various age groups, including a working knowledge of cognitive stages, growth and development theory and manifestations.
Demonstrates professional counseling skills encompassing but not limited to engaging participants and caregivers, reframing, reflecting, clarifying, affirming strengths, normalizing emotions, setting goals and limits, and involving participants in the plan of care.
Identifies the need for consultation with other members of the interdisciplinary team or with experts in specialized areas of psychosocial practice.
Demonstrates the ability to access various community resources.
Assesses on an ongoing basis the psychosocial needs of participants and families based on emotional, environmental, financial, psychological, cognitive, social, cultural, and health factors.
Assesses the impact of altered health status on the ability of the participant and family to employ adaptive coping mechanisms and manage the care of the participant.
Initiates referrals to appropriate community resources and assists the participant and family in accessing resources.
Assists the participant/family in applying for Medicaid benefits and other financial support.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development, evaluation, and revision of the plan for psychosocial care of the participant/family unit. Involves the participant/family in determining care goals and objectives.
Implements the plan of care such that goals and objectives are met.
Minimum
Education: Master’s degree in Social Work required.
Minimum
Experience: One year experience working with older adults. Must have knowledge and skills with regard to health care coordination, pain/symptom management, crisis intervention and counseling. Three to five years of professional social work experience in health care or mental health preferred.
Required
License: Valid Colorado Driver’s License and proof of Auto Insurance in accordance with state statute. Valid BLS Certification.
• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 30 lbs.
Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.
Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.
Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.
If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.
The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.
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Completes reassessments of systems identified in the plan of care for ongoing monitoring and as warranted by participant needs.
Provides short-term individual counseling to participants and families.
Documents care provided and the response of the participant/family in a risk-neutral fashion; recognizes the sensitivity of psychosocial data and protects confidentiality of same; submits documentation in a timely manner that thoroughly reflects the intervention and care provided by the social worker and meets agency policy.
Participates in the Counselor On-Call rotation.
Models attendance at Colorado PACE events and in-services.
Develops partnerships within the community and educates community members and healthcare providers about Midland services.
Provides education related to Midland programs in alternate care settings (nursing homes, hospitals, assisted-living facilities, etc.)
Monitors and responds to reports including Encounters, Attendance, QA, Satisfaction Surveys, Concern Reports, and Budget.
Market context
In Colorado, behavioral-health practicum and internship roles often draw steady interest from students preparing for licensure, especially in mental health and substance use treatment settings. These positions are competitive because employers look for candidates who are already enrolled in a qualifying master’s program, eligible for placement, and ready to learn under licensed supervision. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your program’s placement rules and tailor your application to your licensure goals.