Case Worker

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Case Worker to help clients access resources, develop care plans, and coordinate a continuum of care across mental health, medical services, and basic needs.

The role involves collaborating with clinicians and community partners, conducting needs assessments, creating negotiated care plans, and maintaining detailed client records to document outcomes and program effectiveness. This position is located at our McNair Campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services or related field.
• Three years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Social Work preferred.
• Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works with clinic staff and city/county agencies to provide support services for clients with mental health, physical health, or substance use issues.
• Performs assessments of client needs and, with treatment team and client, develops a negotiated care plan.
• Evaluates and revises care plan with documentation in progress notes and communicates to team members.
• Builds and maintains a therapeutic relationship with clients and engages in negotiated goal setting.
• Advocates with community service providers to facilitate client access to needed services.
• Maintains client case files and required reports to ensure coordinated services and program effectiveness.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Case management

Care planning

Assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services or related field

Master's degree in Social Work

LMSW license

Job description

Summary

The Case Worker will provide help in accessing available resources, development of care plans, information referral, and advocacy for clients. Works with clinicians and other staff to provide clients access to a continuum of care addressing health care needs and other critical resources, such as therapy and psychiatry services, basic needs, entitlement benefits, and other long term care needs.

Summary

The Case Worker will provide help in accessing available resources, development of care plans, information referral, and advocacy for clients. Works with clinicians and other staff to provide clients access to a continuum of care addressing health care needs and other critical resources, such as therapy and psychiatry services, basic needs, entitlement benefits, and other long term care needs. This position is located at our McNair Campus.

Job Duties

• Works closely with clinic staff as well as city and county agencies to provide support services to clients with mental health, physical health, and/or substance abuse problems.
• Performs assessments of client needs, and with treatment team and client, develops a negotiated care plan.
• Evaluates and/or revises care plan as indicated with appropriate documentation in progress notes and communicates to necessary team members.
• Builds and maintains a therapeutic relationship with clients through engagement and negotiated goal setting.
• Serves as client advocate to community service providers to facilitate client access to needed services.
• Maintains client case files, including all required reports and statistics on each client served to ensure coordinated client services to document program effectiveness.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services or a related field.
• Three years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Liscensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)

Work Authorization Requirement

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.