Social Worker - Addiction Medicine

About the role

Saratoga Hospital seeks a dedicated Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join their team. The role involves providing professional social work services, case management, and coordinating with other community agencies.

Responsibilities

• Initiates or accepts referrals from staff for patient needs assessment.
• Determines eligibility for resource assistance and makes resource referrals.
• Provides assistance with referral for durable medical equipment, safe cribs, and car seats.
• Coordinates case management with nursing staff as appropriate.
• Provides social assessment, care plan, and systematic proactive follow-up.
• Provides consultative services to providers and other members of the staff.
• Identifies new programs or services and makes recommendations to management.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of existing and new programs/systems from the standpoint of the social needs of the population served and their impact on social work functions.
• Establishes/maintains positive, ongoing working relationships with other community agencies.
• Staffs and/or coordinates staffing of community events, health fairs, etc. in which the center participates.
• Makes public relations or informational presentations to community agencies, businesses, service and other organizations.
• Develops a means of documenting outreach activities to support a historical archive, and for use in budget development and planning.
• Creates and maintains promotional materials and adequate inventory.
• Establishes and maintains effective network of community resources for cross-referral of patients.
• Develops and maintains a current resource directory for primary practice site and organizational expansion sites.
• Develops and maintains a current resource directory for a wide range of support services to complement and support the primary care and psychiatric care provided through the center.
• Promotes integration of social work services into primary care model through identification of patient-specific interventions and new programs, and serves as "internal consultant" to providers and staff through evaluation of potential programs and their impact on social work.

Requirements

• LCSW degree.
• Minimum two years' experience in medical social work in an ambulatory setting with at-risk patients required.
• Knowledge of available community resources and the ability to evaluate resources and make appropriate referrals.
• Knowledge of health-related financial assistance, including Medicare and Medicaid.

Skills

• Ability to organize and establish day-to-day priorities while utilizing critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job.
• Must be able to multitask while remaining professional, focused, composed, and positive.
• Excellent customer service skills and must display integrity, friendliness, and compassion.
• Must be able to establish an appropriate and effective rapport with others.
• Flexible to take initiative and embrace new opportunities to grow both personally and organizationally.
• Problem solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.

Qualifications

• Education: LCSW degree.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, retirement plans, tuition assistance, and wellness programs. Click here to view our complete benefits guide.

Pay

$33.43-$54.89/hr based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Day shift.

Contact

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