Overview

• Act as a leader and mentor to other Social Workers, providing guidance, oversight, and support.
• Communicate effectively with the healthcare team to facilitate safe, timely, and resourceful patient care.
• Assess patients' and families' psychosocial risks, prior functioning, support systems, and coping mechanisms.
• Counsel patients and families on emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness or disability.
• Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet patient needs.
• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and deliver therapeutic interventions.
• Serve as the point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence.
• Liaise with protective agencies, guardianship, foster care, and mental health providers.
• Support complex discharge planning and crisis management, including de-escalation in dangerous situations.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with community agencies, law enforcement, schools, and other stakeholders.

• Experience: 5-7 years of Medical Social Work experience required.
• Education: Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Licensure: Permanent Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
• Certifications: De-escalation certification required.
• Skills & Knowledge:
  • Extensive knowledge of disease impact, human behavior, and legal mandates related to protective services.
  • Proven ability to perform psychosocial assessments, therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention.
  • Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
  • Experience working with geographically and socio-economically diverse populations.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
  • Ability to handle dangerous or potentially dangerous situations with clinical expertise and leadership.