Clinical Social Worker

The purpose of the Clinical Social Worker (MSW) position is to provide both direct patient care to patients and families and assist in the coordination of team delivered services. Complete a psychosocial assessment Develop treatment plans that are congruent with the overall health care plan Provide psychosocial intervention Educate patients, their family members, staff and social work students Facilitate compliance with treatment Work with the community to provide needed services Coordinate discharge planning activities Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Virginia preferred Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment N/A Experience REQUIRED CSW Level 2: minimum of one (1) year of clinical social work experience Experience PREFERRED Clinical social work experience in an acute care setting preferred Education/training REQUIRED Master of Social Work Degree from a Council on Social Work Education accredited program Education/training PREFERRED N/A Independent action(s) required Initiate patient/family intervention based on self-assessment of service need(s) Initiate community/facility referrals based on identified patient/family needs Initiate consultation with facility staff regarding psychosocial patient/family needs Contact the appropriate Social Services Department to report suspected abuse/neglect/exploitation cases Develop intervention plans and related interventions with patients/families/significant others Initiate education activities with and for facility staff Contribute to quality improvement activities through self-analysis of services and needs Participate in service area meetings, training, and patient care conferences Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable) This position may supervise social work students on a voluntary basis. Depending on unit assignment may supervise other Masters and Doctoral Degree students from other disciplines (e.g. Psychology). Additional position requirements Depending on the unit assignment, may be required to work alternate schedules, weekends and/or holidays, and take call May be required to work alternate unit assignments, including at other clinical locations Age Specific groups served As appropriate based on unit assignment Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate) Physical - Lifting less than 20 lbs. Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive) Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change Compensation Grade Ranges Clinical Social Worker 2: $58,697.60 - $87,942.40 Clinical Social Worker 3: $62,420.80 - $96,740.80 Actual Salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications. Days EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran Who We Are Inventing better care, day by day by discovery. Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That's never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That's. Exactly. Right. We'll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it's an approach that works - whether it's a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all One college and four health sciences schools An academic medical center A Level I trauma center One of only two NCI-designed cancer centers in Virginia The region’s only full-service children’s hospital More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we're not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what's possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments. #J-18808-Ljbffr