Social Worker Ambulatory

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 87,968,000 - 131,952,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health & welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Family benefits

Retirement plans with employer match

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC seeks a licensed clinical social worker to join the Gastroenterology department. The role provides biopsychosocial assessments, care coordination, education, and crisis intervention to patients and families.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and monitor care plans. Requirements include a CSWE-accredited MSW, active Clinical Social Work license, and 1 year within the department or 2 years healthcare experience for external applicants.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work required.
• 1 year within current department or 2 years healthcare experience for external candidates.
• License in Clinical Social Work required; state SC/NC licensure preferred; certification beneficial.
• Must be able to mentor/supervise new social workers as needed by department.

Responsibilities

• Provides biopsychosocial assessments, clinical behavioral health diagnoses, and treatment planning.
• Interviews patient and social support to complete psychosocial evaluations.
• Provides brief psychotherapy and education to patient and family.
• Advocates for patient and family throughout care continuum.
• Coordinates care with multidisciplinary team to develop and monitor plans of care.
• Opens communication with providers, documents accurately, and participates in clinical research as needed.

Skills

Interviews patients

Brief psychotherapy

Crisis intervention

Care coordination

Clinical supervision

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work (CSWE)

CSWE-accredited MSW

LCSW licensure

Job description

Department: 36811 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Gastroenterology: MCP

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Position will work with Gastroenterology clinics.
Monday thru Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

Pay Range:

$30.70 - $46.05

Essential Functions

• 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.

Physical Requirements Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication with patients, team members, family, visitors, etc. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and normal language/cognitive skills. Must be able to push patients in a wheelchair or stretchers. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Sometimes requires climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead. Works is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors.

Education, Experienceand Certifications

Master's Degree in Social Work from a CSWE approved graduate school required. 1 year experience within current department or 2 years healthcare experience required 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.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.