Clinical Social Worker - Part-time, .6 FTE

Children's Hospital and Health System • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ Position Summary: The Complex Care Program provides care coordination and co-management for children with medical complexity due to multiple chronic conditions. The role will meet with patients and families to identify barriers to coping with acute or chronic illnesses/disabilities, while also providing individual, group and family support to patients and their families enrolled the Special Needs program, both in an inpatient and outpatient setting. The role provides crisis intervention as well as long-term therapeutic support for the entire family system. The role will assess, plan, and implement support plans to meet the overall needs of the entire family. The role empowers patients/families to utilize resources to ensure necessary medical care and to achieve optimal psychosocial functioning. The role will implement and maintain supportive programing within Complex Care to serve the entire family, including but not limited to sibling groups, educational opportunities, inpatient groups and family events. This role will also assist with management of the Family Leadership Committee as well management and educational support of Trauma Informed Care within the Complex Care Program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work or related field, plus 3000 hours post Master's experience or PhD or PsyD from an APA accredited program
• State of Wisconsin Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensure required
• Three or more years of experience working with pediatric patients
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications
• Ability to provide quality individual, group and family therapy

Nice To Haves

• Experience in working with children and youth with special health care needs and their families preferred

Responsibilities

• meet with patients and families to identify barriers to coping with acute or chronic illnesses/disabilities
• providing individual, group and family support to patients and their families enrolled the Special Needs program, both in an inpatient and outpatient setting
• provides crisis intervention as well as long-term therapeutic support for the entire family system
• assess, plan, and implement support plans to meet the overall needs of the entire family
• empowers patients/families to utilize resources to ensure necessary medical care and to achieve optimal psychosocial functioning
• implement and maintain supportive programing within Complex Care to serve the entire family, including but not limited to sibling groups, educational opportunities, inpatient groups and family events
• assist with management of the Family Leadership Committee as well management and educational support of Trauma Informed Care within the Complex Care Program

What This Job Offers

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