Clinical Social Worker II PRN

Primary Responsibilities

• Completes specialized assessment(s) in a focus area/practice setting, as needed. Provides feedback regarding the enhancement of assessment tools within their area. May provide consultation to other social workers about their assessments.
• Offers psychosocial guidance, with their advanced ability, to help settings enhance their clinical practice.
• Drives conversations about Advance Care Planning to healthcare team.
• Provides advanced ongoing and crisis care to facilitate a therapeutic and safe environment for patients.
• Serves as a professional resource to other members of care team.
• Suggests/initiates PI projects to evaluate program and outcome effectiveness.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skillsets necessary to provide care appropriate to the age, culture, ethnicity, spirituality, and individual diagnostic needs of the persons served.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of relevant resources to share with team members & initiates networking based on program gaps.
• Serves as a lead contact for complex patient cases.
• Empowers patients and the practice area with problem-solving and decision-making around personal, health, social, educational, vocational, financial and other interpersonal concerns within context of discharge planning, clinic visit, or on-going behavioral health assistance.
• Functions independently with daily work and models acceptance of peer feedback.
• Provides consultation and assistance with challenging cases to other social workers.
• Conducts clinical reviews of assessments, planning, interventions, and overall plan of care to provide peer feedback.
• Demonstrates advanced ability to provide education to patient and peers that aligns with the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrates ability to independently advocate for self and team members.
• Participates in a council and/or a committee within the healthcare system.
• Participates in conversations about unit practice & provides recommendations for improvement.
• Completes all specific job tasks within their assigned department as outlined by supervisor.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• LCSW-C (Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical) licensure from the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Minimum three (3) years of post-Master's experience is required.