Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) - BMS at Highlandtown

Baltimore Medical System, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore Medical System, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, seeks a mid-level Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) for outpatient care. You will apply specialized clinical knowledge to assess, diagnose, and treat mental health and related conditions in collaboration with the primary care team.

NHSC loan repayment eligibility is available; proven social work practice within underserved communities is preferred, with a focus on biopsychosocial factors affecting patients and families.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as an LCSW-C by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Clinical Social Worker.
• Active CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders.
• Collaborate with the patient care team to support psychosocial goals.
• Refer to outside agencies as needed and manage social work cases.

Skills

Clinical social work

Patient counseling

CPR certification

Education

Master's degree in Social Work (MSW)

Job description

• Job Category Provider - Mid-level, Clinical Social Worker
• Industry Primary Care, Outpatient
• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree Masters
• Manage Others No

Description

If you believe that good medicine has the power to heal our community to its very core, then we invite you to join the Baltimore Medical System (BMS) team, Maryland’s largest federally qualified health center. Here, our physicians are dedicated to delivering something different—healthcare with dignity—a model of care that empowers patients to take control of their health so that they can take control of their lives. Every life you touch here makes our entire community stronger.

A rewarding outpatient/primary care opportunity in Baltimore. Serve where the need is the greatest with mission-driven colleagues focused on improving the health outcomes for the patients.

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) applies specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental, emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders, conditions, and addictions. The LCSW-C participates as an integral member of the Patient care team. The focus is to recognize the patient and his/her family as the unit of care to assist them with the necessary psychosocial adjustments imposed by chronic or terminal illness to support their care goals. Social Work cases are managed on a referral basis, both formal with a written order and informal as identified by the Social Workers themselves or by a healthcare team member. Referral sources include the Physician, the Clinical Staff, the patient/family, and outside agencies (referral reasons are as defined in the scope of this role description). Demonstrates and develops specialized knowledge and understanding of the patient and his family to respond to their support, information, autonomy, and performance needs. Knowledge of theoretical and bio-psychosocial factors is essential. Social, psychological, and health factors and their interplay on psychosocial functionally on theories of personality and behavior, ethnic, social, and cultural influences, environmental influences, physical health, impairment, and disability, including mental and emotional controls caused by chronic and terminal illness.

Student loan repayment eligibility through the National Health Services Corps (NHSC)

Requirements

• Current licensure as an LCSW-C by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Clinical Social Worker, preferably in an underserved community health setting
• Active CPR certification

Summary

Baltimore Medical System (BMS) is a community-based, nonprofit organization that provides quality primary/outpatient care services in the Greater Baltimore area. BMS is the largest FQHC in Maryland, and we offer a variety of comprehensive primary and behavioral health services through five (5) community health centers and eight (8) school-based health centers. We have a competitive salary based on experience and generous benefits (single and family) for employees working 30 or more hours per week that include medical, dental, vision, 403(b) retirement plan, paid time off,paid holidays, tuition assistance, and more!