GI Ambulatory Social Worker: Counseling & Care Coordination

105 Carolinas Medical Center; Charlotte (NC); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 63 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

Résumé du poste

Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC is seeking a licensed clinical social worker to join the Gastroenterology department on a full-time basis. You will perform psychosocial assessments, provide brief psychotherapy, and coordinate patient‑centered care with a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes advocacy, education for patients and families, and mentorship of junior social workers. Minimum requirements include a CSWE‑accredited MSW and a state license, with benefits and professional

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from a CSWE-approved program.
• 1 year experience within current department or 2 years healthcare experience for external candidates.
• License in Clinical Social Work in applicable state and/or SC required; additional Certification preferred.
• Proof of membership in a professional organization required.
• Must have the ability to mentor/supervise new social workers as needed by department.

Responsabilités

• Provides biopsychosocial assessments, clinical behavioral health diagnoses, treatment planning, evidence based clinical interventions, information and referrals to community.
• Interviews patient/patient's social support system to complete initial psychosocial evaluation and/or completes psychosocial assessment for the patient.
• Provides brief psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and education to patient/patient's social support system.
• Assists in coping with stress related to hospitalization, disability, chronic/terminal illness.
• Identifies, plans, and coordinate aspects of care for the patient/family.
• Develops, monitors and revises a plan of care based on assessment of patient/family needs, in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/family education.
• Advocates for the patient and family throughout care continuum.
• Maintains availability to the patient/family as a resource to facilitate communication among providers and to monitor services rendered.
• Provides clinical supervision to provisionally licensed social worker and/or mentors new social workers in the department.
• Serves as a resource to team members and physicians regarding emotional, social and psychosocial components of the patient's illness and its effects on their social support system.
• Intervenes in crisis situations, appropriately and effectively applying crisis intervention theory and skills.
• Participates in the initiation, development, and maintenance of clinical pathways/protocols and other population-based programs, facilitating collaboration of multidisciplinary teams in the process.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effect of social work involvement on quality outcomes, fiscal parameters, customer satisfaction, and system operations and implements strategies to resolve the system, performance, and patient variances.
• Refers patients/family to external agencies/resources for treatment when appropriate.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
• Documents accurately, timely and according to departmental policy.
• Participates, as appropriate, in clinical research and may provide local, national, and/or international presentations within specified field.

Connaissances

Biopsychosocial assessment

Clinical interviews

Crisis intervention

Patient and family education

Advocacy

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Formation

Master's Degree in Social Work (CSWE-approved)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or eligible

Professional organization membership

Description du poste

Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC is seeking a licensed clinical social worker to join the Gastroenterology department on a full-time basis. You will perform psychosocial assessments, provide brief psychotherapy, and coordinate patient‑centered care with a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes advocacy, education for patients and families, and mentorship of junior social workers. Minimum requirements include a CSWE‑accredited MSW and a state license, with benefits and professional