Social Worker
Core
Embedded medical social worker providing biopsychosocial assessments, treatment, advocacy, and care coordination for adult patients with severe mental illness and/or chemical dependency in an outpatient primary care clinic.
Role type
Medical Social Worker (IC)
Builds
Interdisciplinary care plans and patient support services for adults with severe mental illness and chemical dependency
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry / Primary Care
Required skills
Biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, care coordination, advocacy, resource navigation, interdisciplinary collaboration, documentation in electronic medical records
Preferred skills
Medical social work in primary care, experience with medical comorbidities, trauma-informed care, cultural humility
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Perform biopsychosocial assessments and screening for patients with severe mental illness or chemical dependency; Provide supportive counseling, trauma-informed care, and crisis intervention; Collaborate with primary care teams to develop and implement interdisciplinary care plans; Act as liaison to community agencies to ensure continuity of care; Document services and interventions in patient electronic medical records; Provide emergency support during working hours; Supervise social work students as approved
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC