Clinical Social Worker - North Duke

Duke University Health System; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commitment bonus

Job summary

Duke Health Integrated Practice is hiring a Clinical Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and collaboration with the healthcare team to support patients and families.

The position includes Level I responsibilities with growth to Level II, including supervision of staff, team leadership, and involvement in hiring processes. Strong NASW guidelines and NC licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited school.
• Current licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) by the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.
• Level I requires two years post internship social work experience; Level II requires five years post master's experience and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Level I: provide psychosocial assessments and develop a treatment plan.
• Level I: screen, diagnose, and manage mental health or substance use issues.
• Level I: assist with abuse/neglect cases and provide education to patients and families.
• Level II: supervise social workers and lead team meetings; participate in hiring and performance management.

Skills

Clinical social work

Supervision

Team leadership

Discharge planning

Education

MSW

Job description

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Duke Health Integrated Practice

https://careers.dukehealth.org/us/en/dhip

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Health Integrated Practice, which comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of Duke Health's mission across the state of North Carolina.

$5000 Commitment Bonus for qualifying candidates!

Job LOCATION

Pediatrics Abuse/Neglect - Duke Children's and Internal Medicine North Durham - 3116 N Duke St

Job Summary

We are seeking aClinical Social Worker.

Level I

Provide psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as discharge planning to and consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment and/or life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders.

Level II

Function in a supervisory role as a team leader in addition to the duties and responsibilities of Level I.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Level I

• 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 in same. 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. Provide training to other health care professionals in same. 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 on 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 clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
• 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.
• Knowledge of hospital, medical center and/or health system resources to access and provide for patient care 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 healthcare developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job related knowledge.
• Adherence to the practice standards and ethical guidelines of NASW and the NC Certification Board for Social Work

Level II

• Perform all of the duties and responsibilities of Level I.
• 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.

Job Eligibility Requirements

• Level I and Level II: Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work
• Current licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) by the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.
• Level I: Two year of post internship social work experience in a health care setting or social service agency. 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.

JOB HOURS

The schedule for this position is day shifts, Monday-Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

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