Clinical Social Worker, LCSW

Duke Clinical Research Institute; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical services

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Duke Clinical Research Institute in Mooresville, North Carolina, is seeking a Clinical Social Worker at the Lake Norman Hospital. In this role, you will provide psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and counseling for patients facing mental health challenges. You will collaborate with the care team to navigate complex emotional and social factors affecting patient care.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in social work, possess an active LCSW license, and have relevant experience in a healthcare setting. The position offers a supportive environment focused on patient well-being.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work required.
• LCSW required.
• Experience working within Psych.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families.
• Formulate and implement comprehensive psychosocial treatment plans.
• Screen, identify, and treat mental health and/or substance abuse problems.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Expertise in mental health and substance abuse

Strong assessment and counseling skills

Ability to work autonomously

Collaboration and team-building skills

Education

Master's degree in social work from an accredited school

Current LCSW licensure

Job description

Clinical Social Worker – Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital

Location: Mooresville, North Carolina. The Lake Norman Hospital is a 123‑bed facility offering comprehensive medical services, including 24‑hour emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties.

Job Summary

As a Clinical Social Worker at Duke Health Lake Norman, you will provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, discharge counseling, and consultation for patients and families. Your role supports both the care team and those we serve in navigating hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and overall life circumstances, including emotional, mental health, and substance use disorders. The position is primarily focused within the Psych space.

Responsibilities

Level I Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long‑term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.
• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members.
• Provide training to other health care professionals.
• May perform these functions independently or as part of a team.
• Assist with screening, identification, diagnosis, management and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc.
• May participate in on‑call or after‑hours coverage.
• Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed.
• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.
• Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient’s diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
• Participate in multi‑disciplinary health care teams and provide leadership in representing the clinical social work perspective/liaison with patients and families.
• Provide teaching and training for students, staff, and faculty from social work and other disciplines.
• Contribute to the academic mission of the medical center and health system by participating in academic activities such as committees, conferences, publications, teaching and research.
• Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
• Arrange, procure, and coordinate patient/family pre‑ and post‑hospital needs.
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Maintain records and statistics in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies.
• Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.
• Participate in department, hospital, medical center, and/or health system continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Participate in regular supervisory conferences; keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job‑related knowledge.

Level II Responsibilities

• Perform all duties and responsibilities of Level I.
• Function in a supervisory role as a team leader.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision for social workers and clinical social workers on the team.
• Lead team meetings and manage coverage.
• Participate in hiring and performance management processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Level I

• Adherence to the practice standards and ethical guidelines of the NASW and the NC Certification Board for Social Work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of clinical social work practice.
• Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counseling skills with expertise in mental health and substance abuse areas; familiar with psychopathology and a range of therapeutic interventions including psychopharmocotherapy; and if working independently, must know when to refer for further medical assessment.
• Ability to work effectively and autonomously in a self‑directed role.
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and team‑building skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage time efficiently.
• Flexibility in accepting diverse work assignments and managing stress related to change.
• Basic computer skills.

Level II

• Same as Level I plus strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to resolve/manage conflict.
• Ability to help implement departmental, hospital and/or DUHS initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications & Education

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.
• LCSW required.
• Experience working within Psych.

Experience

Level I

• Work experience in a health care setting or social service agency.
• Clinical or work experience in psych.
• Two years recent post‑master’s experience in a clinical setting preferred.

Level II

• Same as Level I plus five years post‑master’s experience in a health care or social service agency.
• Experience in leadership and supervising.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Current licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) by the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.

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