Social Worker-Clinical
About The Position
Join a dynamic and collaborative Transplant Social Work team at Mayo Clinic in Florida. In this role, the social worker provides comprehensive support to hospitalized transplant patients and living donors throughout the inpatient episode of care. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments, coordinating individualized transplant care plans with patients and families, and delivering counseling and education to support optimal outcomes. This position serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary transplant care team, working alongside experienced and supportive colleagues dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. The social worker conducts diagnostic assessment, determines clinical interventions, facilitates crisis intervention and short-term psychotherapy and provides education for patients and their families. Communicates effectively verbally and in writing while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external support systems. Participates in the development and implementation of the treatment/transition plan. Functions as an interdisciplinary team member. This position includes specified billable patient contact hours dependent upon assigned unit/site. Functions within the research, practice, and education shields at Mayo Clinic. Complies with required standards for medical/legal responsibilities and serves as a resource to other allied and administrative staff within the section of Social Work and the Department of Nursing.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Two years supervised therapy experience in behavioral health and/or medical social work including diagnostic assessment, individual, group, and family therapy
- Advanced knowledge of mental illness, personality development
- Knowledge of the types of treatment
- Skills in conducting individual, group, and family therapy
- Knowledge of adjustment to medical diagnosis' and chronic disease
- Strong communication skills are needed to interact with patients, patient's family members, multi- disciplinary team, community agencies, and other resources
- Psychosocial diagnostic skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and in written form
- Licensure to practice independently at the clinical level as required by applicable state requirements (LCSW, LICSW)
- Valid driver's license required for specific areas
Nice To Haves
- Clinical experience with population to be served (i.e. Eating Disorders, Senior Population, etc.)
- Specialty certification/training as preferred by the work area
Responsibilities
- Conducts diagnostic assessment
- Determines clinical interventions
- Facilitates crisis intervention and short-term psychotherapy
- Provides education for patients and their families
- Communicates effectively verbally and in writing
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and external support systems
- Participates in the development and implementation of the treatment/transition plan
- Functions as an interdisciplinary team member
- Provides comprehensive support to hospitalized transplant patients and living donors throughout the inpatient episode of care
- Conducts psychosocial assessments
- Coordinates individualized transplant care plans with patients and families
- Delivers counseling and education to support optimal outcomes
- Serves as a resource to other allied and administrative staff within the section of Social Work and the Department of Nursing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
