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Legacy Health Clinical Social Worker I/II (CSWA or LCSW) in Camas, Washington
Legacy Health Clinical Social Worker I/II (CSWA or LCSW) Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled US-WA-CAMAS Job ID: 24-38854 Type: Part Time - Benefitted Camas Clinic Overview
Are you committed to holistic patient-centered care? Do you thrive providing adult and pediatric care in a variety of settings? If you want to grow as an empathetic advocate for the needs of vulnerable populations, you may be perfect for our Legacy team.
With compassion and commitment, Clinical Social Workers embody the Legacy mission of making life better for others. They do this by evaluating the psychosocial and mental health issues of patients to ensure transition planning, crisis management, and planning/coordination of both internal and external services. They assess intervention strategies to address behavioral and addiction issues, as well as end-of-life care and informed decision making about therapeutic options. Our Clinical Social Workers are advocates not just for our patients, but also for their surrogates, family members, caregivers and health care providers.
We will consider candidates with their Clinical Social Work Associate license working towards a Licensed Clinical Social Worker license for a Clinical Social Worker I position ($38.50 min - $55.06 max) or candidates with their Licensed Clinical Social Worker license for a Clinical Social Worker II position ($40.43 min - $57.81 max).
Responsibilities
Provides social work services in a variety of adult and pediatric settings across the health care continuum with a focus on holistic patient-centered care and attention to the needs of vulnerable populations. Works both independently and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Key services include (but are not limited to) comprehensive evaluation of psychosocial and mental health status, legal and safety considerations, brief counseling, transition planning, crisis management and planning and coordination of both internal and external services. Services may also include assessment and intervention strategies to address behavioral health and addiction issues, as well as end-of-life care and informed decision making about therapeutic options and communication with surrogates, family members, caregivers and health care providers. May also provide education and facilitate and/or lead support or treatment groups. Throughout the care continuum, social workers will aim to enhance the capacity of people to address their own needs.
Qualifications
Clinical Social Worker I CSWA position requirements:
Education:
Master of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.
Experience:
Preferred: 1 year of relevant experience in care management, mental health and/or addictions services, medical social work, or social service organization.
Clinical Social Worker II LCSW position requirements:
Education:
Master of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.
Experience:
2 years relevant experience in care management, mental health and/or addictions services, medical social work, or social service organization. Preferred: 3 years' relevant experience.
Skills:
Broad knowledge of the principles of social work and the ability to apply them with individuals, families and/or groups integrating knowledge of normal development and the aging process, changes related to illness, and the needs of patients with acute, chronic, and terminal illness in assessment and inter