SOCIAL WORKER LMSW

Samaritan Health Services • Portland, OR

6d • $29 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

Care for our community, and your career. This role requires a Master's degree in Social Work and three years of post-master's direct clinical social work experience. The ideal candidate will possess well-developed critical thinking skills, basic knowledge of medical terminology, and the ability to communicate effectively with medical professionals. Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are essential, along with multi-tasking and basic computer knowledge. Training and experience must align with the clinical specialty area of children, adolescent, and/or adult patients, as well as family intervention. The position demands proven mastery of advanced sociological, psychological, and mental health care related interventions and issues. The role involves working autonomously, setting priorities, and making independent decisions of a complex nature, demonstrating effective listening and comprehension skills. Collaboration with others outside the service area is expected. A personal commitment to the principles, values, and ethics of the organization is crucial, along with modeling accountability for learning by sharing knowledge and learning from others. Building effective working relationships, expressing appreciation, and treating others with respect are key attributes.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Three years post-master's direct clinical social work experience.
• Well developed critical thinking skills.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of medical terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively with medical professionals of all disciplines.
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Multi-tasking and task management essential.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Training and experience must be in the scope of practice of the clinical specialty area of children, adolescent and/or adult patients, as well as family intervention.
• Proven mastery of advanced sociological, psychological, and mental health care related interventions and issues.
• NYS LMSW license.
• Must maintain a collaborative agreement with a licensed physician in the field of practice of the Psychiatry with an active license in the State of New York.

Responsibilities

• Works autonomously, sets priorities and makes independent decisions of a complex nature.
• Demonstrates effective listening and comprehension skills.
• Initiates collaboration with others outside of service area.
• Demonstrates personal commitment to the principles, values and ethics of the organization.
• Models accountability for learning by sharing knowledge and learning from others.
• Builds effective working relationships.
• Expresses appreciation to others for their work.
• Treats others with respect.

What This Job Offers

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