
Social Worker (LCSW) - CTI Advanced Lung Disease (Outpatient) Full Time Days
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- Healthcare Professionals/Techs, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Career Areas
- Growth and Expansion
- $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
- $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
- $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
- $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)
- Matching 401(k)
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
- Paid time off and Holiday pay
- Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention
- Meets directly with patient/family to perform a comprehensive assessment including social, emotional, cultural, mental status, environmental and financial circumstances in conjunction with interdisciplinary assessment of the patient. Recommends a plan of intervention based on mutually established goals.
- Provides psychosocial interventions which include:
- Reactions to illness and disability, especially the chronically and terminally ill.
- Facilitation of informed decision making (including advanced directives) and development of treatment/intervention plans.
- Adjustment to the hospital setting and compliance with treatment plan.
- Adjustment/coping with post-hospital care needs and linkage to community resources.
- Gynecological/obstetrical-related issues including teen pregnancy, parenting issues, adoption planning, infant developmental problems, drug exposed neonate, fetal death, unplanned pregnancy, pregnancy termination, and other care as needed.
- Issues related to insurance coverage and payment.
- Psychiatric symptoms and chemical dependency.
- Conflict resolution.
- Family and personal relationship that impact the plan of care & discharge plans.
- Performs assessments of the physical environment and adequacy of support systems for outpatients to prevent a crisis and/or hospitalization.
- Provides Crisis Intervention and/or Protective Services for:
- The elderly without support systems; with impaired mental status and/or victims of suspected abuse/neglect.
- Victims of suspected sexual/physical assault (includes rape and molestation.)
- Victims of suspected child abuse or neglect.
- Victims of domestic violence.
- Guardianship and/or protective services for patients with significant mental status impairment or unsafe living environment.
- The homeless.
- Regularly maintain and audit SDOH screening for all patients. Facilitate intervention as appropriate
- Licensure in Illinois; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Master's Degree in Social Work from a school of social work accredited by CSWE.
- Minimum of two years post-graduate experience in hospital Social Work or related settings.
- A high level of interpersonal skills to affect positive outcomes.
- Organizational skills necessary to prioritize and manage an appropriate caseload of patients coupled with performing the Social Worker functions. Self-direction required for daily work.
- Analytical skills necessary to independently collect, analyze, and interpret data, resolve problems requiring innovative solutions and to negotiate in sensitive situations.