Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Sentara Hospitals • Woodbridge, NJ

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sentara Internal Medicine Physicians is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join their collaborative outpatient care team in Woodbridge, VA. This role involves participating as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team to establish comprehensive and integrated plans for each patient. The LCSW will be involved in delivering clinical services, making referrals to community resources and other professionals, and assisting patients and their families in meeting psychosocial needs that may affect their health. The position requires assessing social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial situations, as well as disposition needs. The LCSW will provide individualized care, assess learning needs, plan and provide education, and evaluate its effectiveness. Patient and family involvement in care planning and outcome evaluation is essential. The role also includes crisis intervention, facilitating referrals, providing individual, family, and group counseling, and participating in multidisciplinary team meetings. Additionally, the LCSW will provide bereavement counseling and consult with team members on identified problems. A key responsibility is identifying high-risk patients for non-compliance and developing plans to address this.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of social work experience required
• Master's degree in Social Work required
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required

Responsibilities

• Participates as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team to establish comprehensive and integrated plans for each patient.
• Delivers clinical services and makes referrals to appropriate community resources and other professionals.
• Assists patients and their families in meeting psychosocial needs which predispose illness or interfere with achieving an optimal level of care.
• Assesses the social, psychological, cultural, environmental and financial situations, as well as disposition needs, for each assigned patient.
• Provides individualized care to address the needs of the patient and family to include physical, psychological, socio-cultural, spiritual and cognitive needs.
• Performs patient assessments through the systematic collection and review of patient-specific data and communicates assessments appropriately.
• Assesses patient/family learning needs, plans and provides education and evaluates the effectiveness of teaching in achieving desired outcomes.
• Consistently includes patient/family in planning care and evaluating programs and outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective use of the social work process to deliver individualized care to patients.
• Plans care based on the assessment, evaluates patient progress and revises care to attain expected outcomes.
• Identifies and responds appropriately to ethical issues in patient care; provides care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patient diversity and acknowledges patients' rights.
• Integrates principles of age-specific care into all aspects of practices.
• Provides clinical intervention and consultation as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides crisis intervention services and facilitates referral to other psychiatric/psychological professionals and community resources/agencies as needed.
• Provides individual, family and group counseling as needed.
• Regularly participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team including attendance at rounds.
• Develops and implements a patient plan of care to address identified psychosocial problems or needs in concert with other members of the team.
• Monitors the progress of the plan, evaluates outcomes and modifies the plan as needed.
• Provides bereavement counseling for patients, families, and members of the staff.
• Regularly provides consultation to the other members of the professional team related to identified problems or issues.
• Identifies patients who are at high risk for non-compliance or failure to adhere to the prescribed regimen and develops and implements a comprehensive plan.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k/403B
• 401a
• Performance Plus Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Work Perks
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan

What This Job Offers

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