Social Worker Specialist, Pediatrics - CSWA or LCSW at Legacy Health

Posted in Other 19 days ago.

Location: Portland, Oregon





Job Description:
Legacy Health

Social Worker Specialist, Pediatrics - CSWA or LCSW

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled



US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 24-40357
Type: On-Call (10% Differential and Min Shift Availability Required)
Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

Overview

Are you committed to holistic patient-centered care? Do you thrive providing 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. 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).

Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel is a regional center for the care of infants, children and teens. We offer unrivaled pediatric expertise in a state-of-the-art facility designed exclusively for children. From routine care to the most complex cases, pediatricians and families trust us to provide the most advanced medical and surgical care for kids.

Are you looking for a Clinical Social Worker job opportunity with a different schedule or at another Legacy Health location? Please click here to see a list of other openings



Responsibilities

Provides key social work services in a variety of pediatric settings across the health care continuum. Key services include (but are not limited to): psychosocial assessments, crisis management, planning and coordination of internal and external services, resource connection, transition/discharge planning, supportive counseling, psychosocial education, post-discharge follow-up, and in limited settings, concurrent utilization review. This position is intended for use in smaller operating units, as part of a resource pool, or for occasions that call for sporadic or stand-by work scheduling only.



Qualifications

Clinical Social Worker I CSWA position requirements:

Education:

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.

Experience:

Minimum one year post-Masters experience in one or more of the following areas required: Healthcare, discharge planning, case management or coordination of home based services, or has previously completed a Legacy Social Work internship. Pediatric medical experience strongly preferred.

Clinical Social Worker II LCSW position requirements:

Education:

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.

Experience:

Two years post-Masters experience in one or more of the following areas required: Healthcare, discharge planning, case management or coordination of home based services, or has previously completed a Legacy Social Work internship. Pediatric medical experience strongly preferred.

Skill Requirements:

  • Broad knowledge of the principles of social work and the ability to apply them
  • Demonstrates strong organizational skills, including an ability to effectively triage patient and family needs
  • Practices with strengths based practice focus
  • Engages in culturally competent practice
  • Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective and appropriate interactions with patients, families, physicians and staff
  • Effectively engages in discharge/transition planning
  • Demonstrates ability to locate, utilize and advocate for patient/family access to hospital/ community resources
  • Exhibits knowledge of legal/regulatory issues and an ability to be a resource to all team members regarding such issues

LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.







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Salary: $38.00


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