Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Job Description

Job Type: Full-time (40 hrs per week)

Benefits: Salary: up to $80,000 based on experience

 Paid Time Off (PTO): 2 weeks (equivalent to 80 hrs)

Sick Leave: 1 week (equivalent to 40 hrs- rollover allowed)

Health Insurance: Per company policy

Life Insurance: Per company policy

Reports to: Medical Director

Job Purpose:

• To advocate and provide case management and support for LifeSpring families.  
• Liaise between the general pediatric and developmental and behavioral health departments.
• LifeSpring demonstrates the love of Jesus Christ by providing exemplary pediatric, community, and behavioral healthcare for the families we serve.

Skills and Requirements: 

• MS degree in social work (MSW) and licensed (LCSW)
• 3 years of social work experience, pediatric experience preferred
• Working knowledge of social theories and practices
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and change priorities quickly
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Professional computer skills 
• Attentive to detail and highly organized
• Social perceptiveness and empathy
• Ability to build and maintain professional helping relationships
• Ability to relate and communicate with diverse populations and groups
• Spanish proficiency preferred

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Embody the love of Christ in all interactions with co-workers and patients.
• Introduce patient families to LifeSpring developmental and behavioral health services and facilitate their transition between all departments as indicated
• Conduct psychosocial assessments for children and their families to identify emotional, social, and environmental needs
• Provide counseling and therapeutic interventions to address adjustment to illness, trauma, and distress related to medical or psychosocial conditions
• Deliver crisis intervention as needed and coordinate with law enforcement and legal partners when indicated
• Connect families with appropriate community and financial resources to address non-medical needs impacting care 
• Educate families about illness management, treatment plans, coping strategies, and stress reduction.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, case consultations, and continuous quality improvement
• Maintain accurate, confidential patient records in compliance with clinic, state, and federal guidelines.
• Maintain LCSW licensure and associated continuing education
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA, OSHA, and professional ethics standards at all times.
• Other clinical duties as assigned