Ambulatory Clinical Social Worker: Pediatric Primary Care and Adolescent Clinics
About The Position
The Children's Hospital of Richmond, Children's Pavilion Pediatric Primary Care Team is looking for a new licensed clinical social work to join their team! The general pediatrics and primary care team provides compassionate and skilled care for every child! This is a unique position that require not only the clinical skillset of an LCSW, but also skills related to team work, educating newer providers, and building workflows with the team. Clinics within general primary care also include lactation and adolescent clinics. The interdisciplinary team will rely on this clinician to help mitigate barriers to care including assessment and coordinating treatment needs for maternal mental health, suicidal ideation, substance use, and intimate partner violence. This clinician will also help with collaborating with schools, child protective services, and other community agencies and resources that the patient/family interface with. Other resource and support needs occur that require complex case management support and also helping families to identify the right supports for social drivers of health. Ideal candidates would be those that enjoy working within various teams, utilize creativity, self-starters, solution focused, and critical thinkers. Additionally, this team member will join a team of social workers who support various clinics throughout the Central Virginia area, as well as a small team of social workers that also support these same clinics. Work hours are normal business hours, Mon-Fri, major holidays off with PTO, no on call or weekend expectation. Business casual attire is expected. Additionally, the Health System follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for hand hygiene and fingernail care. The purpose of the Clinical Social Worker 3 (MSW) position is to provide both direct patient care to patients and families and assist in the coordination of team delivered services. The Clinical Social Worker 3 will complete a psychosocial assessment; develop treatment plans that are congruent with the overall health care plan; provide psychosocial intervention; educate patients, their family members, staff and social work students; facilitate compliance with treatment; work with the community to provide needed services; and coordinate discharge planning activities.
Requirements
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Virginia preferred
- Master of Social Work Degree from a Council on Social Work Education accredited program
- Minimum of three (3) years of clinical social work experience
- At least one (1) year in a specialty practice area
Nice To Haves
- Clinical social work experience in an acute care setting preferred
Responsibilities
- Complete a psychosocial assessment
- Develop treatment plans that are congruent with the overall health care plan
- Provide psychosocial intervention
- Educate patients, their family members, staff and social work students
- Facilitate compliance with treatment
- Work with the community to provide needed services
- Coordinate discharge planning activities
- Mitigate barriers to care including assessment and coordinating treatment needs for maternal mental health, suicidal ideation, substance use, and intimate partner violence
- Collaborate with schools, child protective services, and other community agencies and resources
- Provide complex case management support
- Help families identify the right supports for social drivers of health
- Supervise social work students on a voluntary basis
- Supervise other Masters and Doctoral Degree students from other disciplines (e.g. Psychology) depending on unit assignment
Benefits
- Major holidays off with PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
