Clinical Social Worker; Scout plant in Blythewood

Occupational Health Mobile

Full Time

Day Shift

8:00am-4:30pm

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607‑bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Using interviewing, organizational and networking skills, gathers clinically relevant information and provides psychosocial assessment to assist the healthcare team developing a treatment plan for the patient. Actively collaborates with healthcare team to meet patient care outcome management and system improvement goals. Uses planning, prioritizing and organizational skills to achieve utilization and quality goals.

• Minimum Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an Accredited Program
• Minimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  None.
• Substitutable
  
  Education & Experience:
  
  None.
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensure as an Independent Social Worker‑Clinical Practice (LISW‑CP) in the state of South Carolina
• Required Training: Experience with psychological assessments (personality assessments, depression assessments), evaluation, and treatment planning

• The Licensed Independent Social Worker works in a cooperative manner, which fosters favorable relationships between employees and patients, patient’s families, visitors, fellow employees, the medical staff and outside facilities. Accepts chain of command, supervision and constructive criticism.
• Exhibits commitment and pride through personal example.
• Contributes to teamwork and creates harmonious, effective and positive working relationships with others.
• Respects, understands and responds with sensitivity to employees and guests by treating others as one would wish to be treated.
• Resolves conflicts and problem solves.
• Exhibits telephone courtesy.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Professionalism/Competence:
  Demonstrates competence in providing duties within role.
• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate assessments and interventions for the assigned patient population.
• Serves as a role model for other healthcare team members.
• Respects patient confidentiality and uses discretion in all interactions regarding patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates receptiveness to change and flexibility in meeting department needs.
• Abides by the Social Work Code of Ethics.
• Conduct psychological evaluations and provide recommendations to the clinical team from a mental health perspective.
• Coordinate, lead and facilitate behavioral workshops.
• Counsel, coach and educate patients and family on lifestyle changes and setting goals to promote behavior change.

• Provide support to patients and education to team members and staff.
• Lead evening support groups with other team members.
• Documents assessment information in the patient’s medical record (EMR).
• Conveys and receives information efficiently to and from patients, families, other members of the health care team and outside facilities and agencies.
• Provides education/consultation to the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Determines comprehension and need for repetition and revision of methods of teaching.
• Uses appropriate channels for reporting progress and/or concerns.
• Consults with attending provider to coordinate care plans for the patient.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and…