SUMMARY

The Social Worker is responsible for carrying out the collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services required to meet the patient’s health and human service needs. The social worker will be imbedded into the primary care clinic to directly counsel patients utilizing SBIRT and motivational interviewing and to refer and link them to appropriate care. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None 

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: JOB SKILLS

• Address referrals from providers via warm hand-offs.
• Screen patients at risk for certain conditions and recommend testing, treatment, and linkage to care in coordination with primary care providers.
• Monitors the plan of care to ensure the effectiveness and appropriateness of services.
• Ensures that services are being delivered in a timely manner and that they meet the needs of the patient.
• Provides referrals to appropriate community resources, facilitates access, and monitors activities to ensure that services are delivered.
• Assesses the patient’s formal and informal support systems.
• Acts as the patient advocate.
• Identifies and develops new community resources.
• Properly and accurately documents and charts observations and other data related to the clinical condition of the patient/
• Agrees to abide by the health center’s mission statement, statement of purpose, and guiding principles to provide leadership by example for staff.
• Attends monthly all staff meetings, monthly department meetings and annual retreats.
• Attends and participates in in-service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk-management programs.
• Each employee of Christ Health Center is vital to providing overall quality care to our patients and may be included in the patient care team and daily huddle when deemed necessary by the Core Care Team.

 QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE                                                      

• Fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Alabama.
• Prefer one (1) year of social work experience within a community health center
• Demonstrated skills in written/oral communication, documentation requirements, service coordination, and case management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable rules and regulations and industry standards pertaining to social work in a community health center setting.
• Computer proficiency and a working knowledge of Microsoft programs required.
• Current CPR certification.
• Must be a United States citizen or legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to effectively interact and promote exceptional service to our patients, families, physicians, fellow employees and volunteers by displaying attitudes and behaviors that reflect compassion, respect and dignity to everyone we serve.