Social Worker, LMSW-Part Time

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a part-time Social Worker, LMSW. This role provides psychosocial assessment and brief targeted intervention for social, emotional, and environmental issues impacting client/family care. The Social Worker actively collaborates with the team to achieve patient care management and system improvement goals, represents the Social Work department on committees, and provides leadership for department committees/workgroups. The position contributes to the plan of care by identifying patient psychosocial needs and considering population-specific needs. This is a part-time, non-exempt term position expected to last six months to one year, with no guarantee of continued employment beyond the term.

Requirements

LIC-Licensed Master Social Worker - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
Master's degree

Nice To Haves

Risk Management (Novice)
Crisis Intervention (Novice)
Patient Assessment (Novice)
Patient Evaluation (Novice)
Clinical Counseling (Novice)

Responsibilities

Maintains professional documentation which meets department and VUMC standards as it relates to compliance.
Provides brief targeted interventions for identified clients.
Completes psychosocial assessment and assists team with the development of the plan of care.
Provides education and or consultation to clients and families, treatment team and community.
Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.
Provides psychosocial assessment of and brief targeted intervention for social, emotional and environmental issues that impact client/family's ability to optimally benefit from care.
Actively collaborates with team to meet patient care management and system improvement goals.
Represents the Social Work department on institutional and community committees/task forces.
Provides leadership for department committees/workgroups.
Contributes to the plan of care with knowledge of population specific needs as it relates to the identification of patient psychosocial needs.