Senior Social Worker
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. As an advanced level independent of regular clinical supervision and functions within the department or specific service area (inpatient or ambulatory) as a leader and mentor, providing guidance, consultation and supervision to social work staff. The Sr. Social Worker identifies opportunities and solutions for process and quality improvements. and facilitates and/or participates in department or hospital projects, work-groups or committees. Maintains a clinical caseload and is responsible for psychosocial screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for patients and families in assigned care area. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, internal and external case managers, other community agencies and providers, and other health care professionals to implement patient care across the continuum.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work and an LICSW license required
- At least 1-year post LICSW and at least 3 years of related work experience required, including staff training, supervision, and student intern experience.
- Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, or SharePoint
Responsibilities
- Screens and triages patients who request service, are referred, or meet screening criteria.
- Conducts psychosocial assessments and provides indicated services including crisis intervention, short term counseling, psychotherapy and group services.
- Assists with discharge planning and/or outpatient continuity of care.
- Documents assessments and care plans in the medical record.
- Provides consultation to team members and staff around patient management, bringing any risk management and ethical issues directly to the Social Work Manager.
- Offers constructive feedback and ideas to further learning and best practices.
- Meets productivity standards and expectations as set by the leadership in Social Work and the assigned clinical area.
- Demonstrates advanced organizational and systems thinking.
- Leads by example; Demonstrates leadership and is seen as a “team-player” within the social work department, service area, and in the Medical Center.
- Capacity to inspire team engagement for example, approaches difficult conversations or situations with curiosity, striving to create solutions and goodwill between team members.
- Volunteers to lead or take on segments of the team's work.
- Initiates and/or leads projects or work groups.
- Voices ideas and solutions; constructively participates in Departmental and interdisciplinary CQI activities.
- Provides clinical supervision for staff members as well as conducting a quarterly group-supervision and case consultation review session.
- Demonstrates an adult learning style by seeking opportunities for continued growth and setting goals for one's own professional development.
- Assumes some regular responsibility for conducting seminars, primary supervision of social work staff and/or students; formal and informal interdisciplinary teaching and consultation.
- Coordinates new staff orientation to ensure new employees are effectively welcomed, trained, and prepared for their roles for successful onboarding.
- Takes a lead role in the department's student intern program, supporting student supervisors and ensuring intern adjustment and onboarding.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
