Clinical Social Worker Specialist

Overview

Are you committed to holistic, patient-centered care? Do you thrive in providing care to adult and pediatric patients across a variety of settings? If you are passionate about serving vulnerable populations and growing as an empathetic advocate, you may be a great fit for the Legacy team.

With compassion and commitment, Clinical Social Workers embody Legacy’s mission of making life better for others. They evaluate patients’ psychosocial and mental health needs to support transition planning, crisis intervention, and the coordination of both internal and external services. They also assess and implement intervention strategies related to behavioral health, addiction, end-of-life care, and informed decision-making regarding therapeutic options. Our Clinical Social Workers advocate not only for patients, but also for their surrogates, family members, caregivers, and healthcare providers.

Unity Center for Behavioral Health is a one-of-a-kind center for people facing a mental health crisis. Unity Center features a Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES), where patients receive care by specialists in behavioral health in a calming, non-hospital-like setting. Unity also has inpatient care for adults and teens. It is a collaboration between Adventist Health, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University.

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 or candidates with their Licensed Clinical Social Worker license for a Clinical Social Worker II position.

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.
• This is a non-exempt position for unbudgeted employees with unpredictable hours and schedules.

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.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Broad knowledge of the principles of social work and the ability to apply them, integrating knowledge of normal development and the aging process, changes related to illness, and the needs of patients with acute, chronic and terminal illness.
• Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology.
• Ability to independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills, including an ability to effectively triage patient and family needs.
• Ability to address the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ability to engage in patient/family discussions of health care goals and decisions with attention to cultural and health literacy implications.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to deal effectively with complex situations.
• Ability to consider the differential influences of the environment, society and culture and develop cultural competence in practice that promotes inclusiveness in the work environment.
• Demonstrated strength in verbal and written communication for effective and appropriate interactions with patients, families, physicians and staff.
• Ability to effectively engage in care coordination and transition planning.
• Demonstrated ability to locate, utilize and advocate for patient/family access to health care and community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and lead clinical groups.
• Ability to navigate electronic medical record and effectively utilize basic computer programs.
• Knowledge of legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and an ability to be a resource to all team members regarding such issues and knowledge of current health care environment.
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.

Licensure

Clinical Social Worker I CSWA Position Requirements:

• Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA, working toward LCSW) required in OR. 
• Licensed Social Worker (LSWAIC, working toward LICSW) required in WA. 
• CPR certification required: American Heart Association (AHA) issued BLS Provider certification.

Clinical Social Worker II LCSW Position Requirements:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required in OR.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) required in WA.
• CPR certification required: American Heart Association (AHA) issued BLS Provider certification.

Pay Range

USD $43.30 - USD $61.92 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: https://www.legacyhealth.org/for-health-professionals/careers/benefits