Clinical Social Worker III

University of Maryland Medical System • Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker III autonomously serves as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, providing case management, therapeutic crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessment, therapy and counseling, referrals, treatment planning, and other clinical social work services. The role applies expertise in community resources, social determinants of health, and clinical best practices to identify interventions that support patients’ functioning within their psychosocial environments.

This position provides clinical oversight and supervision, leads psychosocial care planning, models advanced clinical care and counseling, and offers consultation and education across the healthcare system. It also evaluates clinical services and referral sources, supports equitable workload distribution, builds relationships with community agencies, and works with leadership to support compliance with regulatory requirements and practice standards.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• LCSW-C (Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical) licensure from the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Supervisory status through the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Minimum of four years of post-Master’s experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical assessments performed by supervisees, complete specialized assessments as needed, and provide feedback on assessment tools.
• Serve as the healthcare team’s lead psychosocial expert, ensuring care plans are culturally sensitive and address physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, including recommendations for treatment of emotional and behavioral health impairments and disorders.
• Evaluate how Advance Care Planning is incorporated into patient care.
• Provide and model clinically advanced care within the practice setting and offer social work expertise across the healthcare system.
• Analyze departmental performance and provide feedback on specialty care interventions across the healthcare system.
• Complete clinical chart reviews of referrals and services, and maintain a current guide to relevant community resources.
• Evaluate referral sources and advise staff on their impact on clinical care and patient needs.
• Lead networking with external agencies based on programs’ social determinants of health.
• Counsel staff on counseling practices and techniques, and demonstrate approaches by working with patients with multifaceted needs.
• Provide clinical supervision under a written contract required by the Board of Social Work Examiners for licensed social workers seeking required supervision.
• Provide formal and informal consultations within the healthcare system.
• Model exemplary patient education and lead clinical teaching and instruction on social work practices and clinical, psychosocial, emotional, and behavioral health issues.
• Advocate for team members and supervisees using a variety of approaches.
• Maintain statistics on service volume, caseload size, and admissions and discharges for equitable distribution of work, if applicable.
• Participate in a professional organization for professional development and networking.
• Work with leadership to develop and implement policies and procedures that ensure compliance with regulatory boards and practice standards.
• Complete other specific job tasks assigned by the supervisor within the assigned department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior