Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Veterans In Transition; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans In Transition is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to lead the Social Work Services Program, working with medical centers, care providers and the community. The role involves education, coordination of services and direct patient care.

Requirements include MSW, licensure in PA, and fluency in English and Spanish. The position emphasizes delivering high-quality psychosocial care, advocacy for patient resources, and collaborative practice with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years experience in clinical social work.
• Fluency in English and Spanish required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops and operates Social Work Services Program.
• Educates, coordinates and provides direct care with medical centers, care providers and community.
• Assesses high-risk clients and determines social service needs.
• Documents screenings, psychosocial assessments and progress.
• Advocates for patient access to resources and provides coaching.

Skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Spanish

Excellent verbal and written通信

Interpersonal skills

Independent and team work

Education

Master's in Social Work (MSW)

Job description

The Licensed Clinical Social is responsible for the overall development and operation of the Social Work Services Program. The clinical social worker functions with the medical centers, care providers and the community as an educator, coordinator of services and direct care provider.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

1. 1. Assists in the development of a system to assess and intervene with high risk Clients.
2. 2. Leads in the determination of overall needs for social services of Clients.
3. 3. Develops overall resource requirements to meet identified needs.
4. 4. Develops policies, procedures and guidelines and supervises their implementation.
5. 5. Utilizes current research findings to support clinical social work services best practices on an ongoing basis.

CLIENT CARE

1. 6. Participates in the delivery of care as scheduled.
2. 7. Performs and documents patient's screenings, psychosocial assessments, progress and referral information.
3. 8. Assists in the process of advocacy for patient's access to resources through community programs and coaching to the patients, when appropriate.
4. 9. Communicates treatment plan to patients, families and appropriate staff.
5. 10. Collaborates and coordinates with the caregiver, physician, medical assistant, director, service assessment, case management, utilization review, home health care and all other disciplines to provide the best care to patients.
6. 11. Provides support groups and individual counseling to patients on related psychosocial issues such as widowhood, coping skills, stress reduction, caregiver tips.
7. 12. Provides a level of comfort to the patient in showing them they are dealing with a well- trained professional.
8. 13. Provides informal teaching to the primary care physicians and LMC staff based on related patient psychosocial issues.

COMMUNITY COORDINATION, COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION

1. 14. Coordinates and collaborates with Social Service Coordinators.
2. 15. Provides on-going education /support and acts as a resource to key staff about community resources, methods of referrals, appropriate referrals and new programs for older adults.
3. 16. Provides presentations and recruits presenters to provide patient education on wellness, social services, volunteer opportunities and other related subjects.
4. 17. Serves as a liaison with the community in the updating of programs, community presentations to key LMC staff, presentations to community providers when appropriate and collaboration with the community/learning institutions focusing on best practices and evidence-based programs.
5. 18. Participates in professional community meetings related to the Aging and Health field as well as professional development opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment. The Clinical Social Worker must possess a minimum of five (5) years experience in clinical social work.Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Must be patient in dealing with population and sensitive to hearing and/or vision deficiencies. Requires proven professionalism and the ability to deal effectively with patients, families, caregivers and a variety of internal and external resources.

EDUCATION

Masters of Social Work from an accredited institution required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluency in English and Spanish required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Clinical Social Worker licensed by the State of PA.