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Licensed Clinical Social Worker / LCSW
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What they do
A Healthcare Social Worker provides individuals and families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making referrals for other services. May also provide care and case management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
$66,509 / year median in Pennsylvania
+19% projected growth
Job Description
You will focus on:
Psychosocial adjustment to injury or illness Family and caregiver support Care coordination and resource navigation Community reintegration support What makes this different: Flexible scheduling with full autonomy Community-based practice (not office-bound) Meaningful one-on-one client relationships Paid hourly + documentation time Mileage reimbursement + drive time pay Collaborative neuro rehab team If you want your clinical work to directly support real-life recovery and independence, this role offers that opportunity. Responsibilities- Conducts comprehensive evaluations, assesses the social, emotional and support needs of patients and their families, and sets measurable objectives and goals that are formulated in conjunction with the rehabilitation team. Adjusts treatment plan to achieve maximum results in independence and/or function.
- Identifies and assists the patient and/or family to utilize appropriate community resources to achieve measurable objectives. Utilizes special skills and judgment to resolve adverse social and emotional responses connected with the injury/illness.
- Provides direct social work intervention and instructs and counsels the patients and family members in treating and coping with social and emotional responses connected with the injury/illness.
- Regularly re-assesses effectiveness of treatment plan, progress of patient towards goals and the need for modifying goals or treatment.
- Communicates patient's needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, patient, family members, and others as applicable.
- Consults with medical providers regarding patient evaluation & treatment, progress of the patient &discharge from treatment.
- Observes/documents and reports changes in the condition/status of the person receiving services to the Clinical Coordinator, Program Manager or DCM, attending physician and other treatment team members.
- Maintains and submits evaluation, treatment and billing documentation in the format and timelines required by the Company, facility, funding source, local, state and federal regulations.
- Adheres to standards of the Company's Code of Business Conduct, policies, HIPAA and Corporate Compliance programs and appropriate professional practice standards and applicable state/federal laws.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy (LCSW, MSW, MFCC, or LPC)
- Current Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapist licensure/certification in the state(s) of practice required by individual states.
- A minimum of one year of experience in a rehabilitation setting serving individuals who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or other acute diagnosis.
- Current BLS (Basic Life Support) First Aid and CPR certifications.
- Demonstrates effective and professional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently and part of a team.
- Demonstrates strong organization skills and attention to detail.