Clinical Social Worker - CSWA or LCSW Job at Legacy Health, Mount Angel, OR

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  • Legacy Health
  • Mount Angel, OR

Job Description

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.

 

Legacy Medical Group is made up of more than 50 primary care clinics and specialty practices plus doctors who specifically care for hospitalized patients. We have more than 800 care providers in Legacy Medical Group. The result is that anywhere you get care in the Legacy system, you have access to a range of specialists.

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 an interdisciplinary team.

 

Key services include (but are not limited to) comprehensive evaluation of psychosocial and mental/behavioral health status, legal and safety considerations, substance use or addiction, chronic illness, or end of life issues with the use of brief counseling, transition planning, crisis management and planning and coordination with internal and community stakeholders. Social work intervention may be with individuals, family members or groups.

 

Throughout the care continuum, social workers will utilize a strengths-based approach with the 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 intervention with attention to cultural and literacy implications.
  • Knowledge of medical, mental health and substance use diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology
  • Strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills, including an ability to effectively triage patient and family needs, function as member of an interdisciplinary team, identification and collaboration with community stakeholders or resources and written documentation.
  • Knowledge about social determinants of health, principles of diversity/equity/inclusion and culturally responsive practice with populations who have experience historical marginalization
  • 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
  • Ability to navigate electronic medical records 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.

 

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.
    • Associates in WA may begin work with a "pending" associate license and may work for a maximum of 120 days while awaiting licensure approval. If approval is not obtained within 120 days (or license denial is issued) the associate would be required to cease work immediately.
  • 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 $39.27 - USD $58.96 /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.

Check out the role overview below If you are confident you have got the right skills and experience, apply today.
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.

 

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