Social Wrkr LSW - Community Health Initiatives

About the role

The CHI Social Worker provides professional services to clients and their families eligible for the Healthy Beginnings Services and families on board the Mobile Health Clinic, in order to meet identified psychosocial, emotional, financial and environmental needs.

Responsibilities

• Involves client and family in case planning decisions.
• Provides social work intervention to clients and their families eligible for the Healthy Beginnings and/or Mobile Health Clinic services.
• Helps to facilitate care transitions, referrals to social services, and other specialists when needed.
• Provides assistance and advocacy to clients in obtaining financial resources and government entitlements.
• Provides social work intervention to patients/families eligible for the NFP Program.
• Responds to referrals from healthcare team members to identify available services for case-specific needs.
• Collaborates with nurse home visitors / supervisors / mobile health clinic staff to meet the needs of high-risk populations.
• Details (direct or incidental) possible to enhance service/care are communicated across service lines and among disciplines.
• Documents all patient/client interactions, significant observations, interventions, and actions taken in the client's medical record in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Formulates, develops, and implements a plan utilizing appropriate social work interventions.
• Provides education and counseling to clients and families around issues related to adaptation to the client's illness and/or life situation.
• May utilize crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, group, and family therapies.
• Facilitates education/training modules to assist RN staff managing basic social work needs.
• As requested/required, participates in community coalitions in support of NFP as well as promotes public awareness of Healthy Beginnings Services and the Mobile Health Clinic.
• Assesses physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental needs of clients and their families as they relate to the NFP domains.
• Aids clients and their families in establishing goals and outcomes through therapeutic relationships by providing education, support, and referral resources.
• Consults and collaborates with other professionals involved in providing services to women and families.
• Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.
• Develops and maintains data tracking systems for Home Visiting Services and Mobile Health Services that promote and move forward the mission and vision of each program.
• Bring innovative approaches to patient/client care to facilitate positive outcomes.
• Performs insurance audits and intervenes when necessary - signs patients up for insurance.
• If willing - obtains PSR training to further support patient.

  Qualifications

  • Certifications: Proof of Auto Insurance - Varies; Driver's License - Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS)Secretary of State (SOS); Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) within 4 years - National Association of Social Workers (NASW)National Association of Social Workers (NASW); Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • Education: Master's Degree: Social Work; Bachelor's Degree: Social Work
  • Work Experience: Related field

  Skills

  Not specified

  Benefits

  Compensation and Benefits:

  • The compensation range for this position is $27.36 per hour - $45.69 per hour.
  • This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.
  • The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
  • Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.

  Pay

  $27.36 per hour - $45.69 per hour

  Schedule

  N/A