Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Franklin Memorial Hospital

Carilion Clinic • Rocky Mount, VA

2d • $63,378 - $95,077 • Onsite

About The Position

The clinical social worker provides psychosocial assessments, interviews, treatment, and discharge planning to patients and families to help them cope with hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, and life situations. The role collaborates with healthcare team members, community resources, regulatory agencies, and third-party payers to facilitate patient transitions through the organization while maintaining high-quality services.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited school of Social Work.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Successfully complete position orientation and competency validation.
• Advanced knowledge of social work theory and practice.
• Proven expertise as a clinical social worker.
• Crisis intervention skills.
• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Oral and written communication skills, analytical skills, and cultural competence.
• Integrity, courtesy, and the ability and willingness to work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of social work experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments to evaluate emotional, social, and environmental factors affecting patients and families.
• Develop and coordinate comprehensive care transition plans with the interdisciplinary team, ensuring appropriate resource utilization.
• Reassess care plans regularly and adjust them as needed, using face-to-face coordination whenever possible.
• Maintain current knowledge of benefit plans, regulatory guidelines, and resources for cost-effective care.
• Complete timely, accurate, and confidential documentation in accordance with professional standards and federally regulated timelines for assessments and discharge plans.
• Stay current with social work and healthcare developments and attend required department training and educational sessions.
• Provide supervision, teaching, and training for staff and students as needed.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and communicate effectively with care team members to support timely and appropriate care transitions.
• Advocate for patients and provide therapeutic interventions to support adjustment to illness or life changes.
• Address emotional and coping challenges for patients and families and provide education related to patient conditions.
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives, follow productivity measures, and use data to monitor and improve patient care.
• Follow departmental policies and procedures and identify and escalate avoidable delays in care transitions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employer-funded pension plan, vested after five years, and voluntary 403B.
• Paid time off accrued from day one.
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to Carilion Wellness centers.
• Access to the Personify Health wellness app.
• Childcare discounts.
• Continued education and training.

What This Job Offers

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