Auto req ID
108650BR
Duke Entity
DUKE HOSPITAL
Job Code
5028 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Job Description
Occ SummaryLevel ILevel IIProvide psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment,as well as discharge planning to and consultation about patients andfamilies to assist them andthe health care team in coping with patient's hospitthe health care team in coping with patient's hospitalization, illness,diagnosis, treatment, and/orlife situation, including emotional, mental, and sublife situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abusedisorders.Function in a supervisory role as a teamleader in addition to the duties and responsibilities of Level I.Work PerformedLevel Imeetings.efforts.Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and familiesto identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problemsrelated to their diagnosis, illillness, treatment, and/or lifesituation.Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensivepsychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social worktreatments and interventions.Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long-termindividual, marital, family and/or ggroupgroup therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.Screen,identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and managementalhealth and/or substance aabusabuse problems in patients and family members. Provide training toother health care professionalsiin sin same. May perform these functions independently or as part of ateam.Assist with screening, identification, diagnosis, managementand treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape,etc. Provide training to other hehealth care professionals insame.May participate in on-call or after hourscoverage.Provide consultative services to health care teammembers within scope of care definitions as needed.Maintain aworking knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact onpatient care, e.g., advance diredirectives, child and elderabuse.Provide education to patients and families around issuesrelated to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatmentand/or life situation.Participate in multi-disciplinary healthcare teams and provide leadership in representing clinical social workperspective/liaison with patpatient and family.Provide teachingand training for students, staff, andpatient and family.Provide teachingand training for students, staff, and faculty from social work andother disciplines.Contribute to the academic mission of themedical center and health system by participating in academicactivities such as committees, conconferences, publications, teaching andresearch.Maintain working knoconferences, publications, teaching andresearch.Maintain working knowledge of and liaison withcommunity agencies and resources.Arrange, procure, andcoordinate patient/family pre and post hospital needs.Knowledgeof hospital, medical center and/or health system resources to accessand provide for patient careneneeds.Document assessment, plan,interactions, and interventioneeds.Document assessment, plan,interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospitaland/or health system guidelinesanand standards.Maintain recordsand statistics in accordanceand standards.Maintain recordsand statistics in accordance with department, hospital, medical centerand/or health system popolicies.Attend and participate in staff,committee, deparpolicies.Attend and participate in staff,committee, department, and other administrativeParticipate in department, hospital, medical center,and/or health system continuous quality improvementParticipate in regular supervisory conferences; keepcurrent with social work and health care developments and seek toincrease further enhancementofof job related knowledge.LevelIIPerform all of tof job related knowledge.LevelIIPerform all of the duties and responsibilities of LevelI.workers and clinical social workers on the team.Provide clinical and administrative supervision for socialLead teammeetings and manage coverage.Participate in hiring andperformance management processes.Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesLevel ILevel IIAdherence to the practice standards andethicalguidelines of NASW and the NC Certification Board for SocialWork.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Asolid knowledge of clinical social work practice.Excellentassessment, interviewing, and counseling skills with expertise inmental health and substance ababuse areas; familabuse areas; familiar with psychopathology and with range oftherapeutic interventions including pspsychopharmocotherpsychopharmocotherapy; and if working independently, must know when torrefer for further medical assessmentmedical assessment.Ability to work effectivelyand autonomously in a self directed role.Highly collaborative withstrong interpersonaland team building skills.Ability toprioritize multiplework assignments and manage time efficiently.Flexibility in accepting diverse wwork assignmwork assignments and managing stress related to change.Basic computer skillsSameas Level I plus strong supervisory and leadership skills.Abilityto resolve/manage conflict.Ability to help implement departmental,hospital and/or DUHS initiatives.Level CharacteristicsN/A
Location
Durham
Requisition Number
401541586
Position Title
Clinical Social Worker - Substance Abuse/Domestic Violence Consult
Shift
Rotating
Job Family Level
F1
Full Time / Part Time
FULL TIME
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Department Name
CASE MANAGEMENT
Minimum Qualifications
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Education

Level I and Level IIMaster's degree in social work from an accredited school ofsocial work .

Experience

Level IThree or more years of social work experience in a healthcare setting or social service agency with one of three years may besocial work internship. Two years recent post master's experience in aclinical setting preferred.Level II Same as Level I plus fiveyears post master's experience in a health care or social serviceagency. Experience in leadership and supervising.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Level I and Level IICurrent licensure as a licensed clinical social worker by the NC SocialWork Certification and Licensure Board.