Licensed Clinical Social Worker AARTS

Rush University Medical Center•Chicago, IL

50d•$29 - $48

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker is a key member of the Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment and Services (AARTS) Center at Rush. The AARTS Center is a clinical research program dedicated to addressing the unmet needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities across the lifespan. The LCSW provides clinical consultation to assess and treat individuals and their family members in a multidisciplinary outpatient practice setting, on inpatient, and hospital units and within the home and school communities. Insight and direction for AARTS Center clients will be offered to ensure that clients are connected to other services and support in the community, at school or in another appropriate setting. The LCSW works in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors and other members of the AARTS Center's multi-disciplinary team. The person who holds this position exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures. Previous experience within the autism/developmental disability population is highly valued.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology or Applied Behavioral Science required.
Current State of Illinois licensure as LCSW required.
Five years of experience as an LCSW required.
Excellent interpersonal skills and solid knowledge of community resources, demonstrated organizational skills.
Ability to assess patient and family needs, able to ask appropriate questions.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Nice To Haves

In-depth experience working with patient groups.
Experience with evidence based therapies.
Strong active listening, critical thinking, judgment and decision making skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
Ability to sense problems or potential problems.
Ability to apply inductive and deductive reasoning to information received and identifying relationships between seemingly unrelated events/information.

Responsibilities

Interviews, assesses and evaluates clients and families who present themselves for care; provides professional outpatient counseling and treatment with the goal of maximizing personal/family stability.
Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans and case summaries while maintaining on-going confidential records.
Charts member's treatment and progress in accordance with state and other regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
Develops implements and evaluates treatment approaches for clients and affected family members, including individual, family, group or intensive therapeutic modalities.
Confers and consults with center physicians regarding client's progress and treatment; this may include conferring with attending physicians regarding hospitalized clients regarding recommendations for treatment plans.
Utilizes resources within the community that support service members and veterans to meet the needs of the client's treatment goals (these community resources will offer options for referrals to external resources for the client and/or family members).
Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of programs within the psychiatry department at Rush.
Develops and conducts psycho-educational classes and groups.
Participates in clinical training opportunities commensurate with experience for Masters level practicum students
Performs related duties as required.