Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-C, Behavioral Health, PRN

Ummsphysician; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Social Worker to join their dynamic Behavioral Health team. This part-time role offers the chance to make a significant impact in patient care through therapeutic interventions and advanced social work services. You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, providing case management and crisis intervention while ensuring continuity of care. Your expertise will guide clinical assessments and enhance treatment planning, making a real difference in the lives of patients and their families. If you are passionate about improving mental health outcomes and thrive in a supportive environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Requires Maryland state Social Work licensure and LCSW-C credentials.
• Minimum three years of social work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic interventions and advanced social work services.
• Leads psychosocial assessments and ensures culturally sensitive care plans.
• Models advanced care and provides clinical supervision.

Skills

Therapeutic intervention

Crisis intervention

Biopsychosocial assessment

Counseling

Case management

Community resource knowledge

Education

Maryland state Social Work licensure

Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical (LCSW-C)

Experience in Behavioral Health

Job description

Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-C, Behavioral Health, PRN

• Part-time
• Shift: Day
• Location: ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
• Position Type: Exempt

When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you’re coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus. You’re embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority. Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you’ll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade ‘A’ hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we’ve been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine.

Position is located in Adult Psych department.

Under general supervision, provides therapeutic intervention and advanced social work services to patients and their families to enhance comprehensive, integrated, and uninterrupted care across the continuum, ensuring continuity of care in the community. Acts as a resource to Clinical Social Worker I incumbents. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers in accordance with UMMS and departmental policies and procedures.

General Summary

Functions autonomously as a member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide case management, therapeutic crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessment, therapy and counseling, referral, treatment planning, and other clinical social work services within their practice area. Maintains expert knowledge of community resources to address the diverse needs of patients, groups, and families. Uses understanding of social determinants of health and clinical best practices to identify interventions that enhance patients' functioning within their psychosocial environment.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements describe the general work performed in this role. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed.

• Responsible for oversight of all clinical assessments performed by supervisees. Completes specialized assessments in focus areas/practice settings as needed. Provides feedback to improve assessment tools within their area.
• Serves as the lead psychosocial expert on the healthcare team to ensure care plans are culturally sensitive and address physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of care, including recommendations for emotional and behavioral health treatments. Evaluates how Advance Care Planning is incorporated into patient care.
• Provides and models clinically advanced care within the practice setting. Offers expertise in various aspects of social work to the healthcare system.
• Analyzes department performance effectiveness and provides feedback on specialty care interventions across the healthcare system.
• Completes clinical chart reviews of referrals/services. Shares resources with colleagues by maintaining a current guide of relevant community resources.
• Evaluates referral sources utilized and provides feedback regarding their impact on clinical care and patient needs. Leads networking with external agencies based on social determinants of health.
• Provides counseling to staff regarding counseling practices and techniques. Demonstrates and models counseling approaches by working with patients with multifaceted needs.
• Provides clinical supervision, under a written contract required by the Board of Social Work Examiners, for licensed social workers seeking supervision.
• Offers informal and formal consultations within the healthcare system.
• Models exemplary patient education. Leads clinical teaching and instruction of social work practices related to clinical, psychosocial, emotional, and behavioral health issues.
• Applies various approaches to advocate for team members and supervisees. Keeps statistics on service volume, caseload, admissions/discharges for equitable work distribution, if applicable.
• Engages in professional development and networking through participation in professional organizations.
• Works with leadership to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Completes all specific job tasks within their department as outlined by supervisor.

Education and Experience

• Maryland state Social Work licensure and credentials as a Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical (LCSW-C) are required.
• Two years of applicable experience in a Behavioral Health setting is preferred.
• Three years of applicable social work experience is required.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.