Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Name: LifeSpring Community Health
State: TN
City: Chattanooga
AREA: Urban
Number of Locations: 1
MODEL: Free and Charitable
Year Founded: 2006
Overview
We are a community health ministry whose purpose is to demonstrate the love of Christ in word and deed by providing health education and promotion, medical services and community advocacy in urban Chattanooga, in order to transform the health of our community, body, and soul.
Mission & Passions
It is our mission to demonstrate the love of Christ by using our gifts and resources to serve children and families in our community. To do this, we have hired staff who love the Lord and seek to serve him and each other as well as those in our community. The clinic provides high-value compassionate care by Christians that are empowered by and reflect the generous grace and love of our triune God. As an employer, the clinic provides paid work, training and employment benefits that allow staff to use their God-given talents to serve the holistic needs of all the children we see, 87% of whom are uninsured and underserved. We seek to create an environment in which the staff cares for one another as we care for our patients, demonstrating the love of Jesus amongst ourselves as well as outwardly to those we serve.
Job Info
Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Job Description
Job Purpose
To advocate and provide case management and support for LifeSpring families.
Liaise between the general pediatric and developmental and behavioral health departments.
LifeSpring demonstrates the love of Jesus Christ by providing exemplary pediatric, community, and behavioral healthcare for the families we serve.
Spanish proficiency preferred
Tasks and Responsibilities
Embody the love of Christ in all interactions with co-workers and patients.
Introduce patient families to LifeSpring developmental and behavioral health services and facilitate their transition between all departments as indicated
Conduct psychosocial assessments for children and their families to identify emotional, social, and environmental needs
Provide counseling and therapeutic interventions to address adjustment to illness, trauma, and distress related to medical or psychosocial conditions
Deliver crisis intervention as needed and coordinate with law enforcement and legal partners when indicated
Connect families with appropriate community and financial resources to address non-medical needs impacting care
Educate families about illness management, treatment plans, coping strategies, and stress reduction.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, case consultations, and continuous quality improvement
Maintain accurate, confidential patient records in compliance with clinic, state, and federal guidelines.
Maintain LCSW licensure and associated continuing education
Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA, OSHA, and professional ethics standards at all times.
Other clinical duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills, Education
MS degree in social work (MSW) and licensed (LCSW)
3 years of social work experience, pediatric experience preferred
Working knowledge of social theories and practices
Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and change priorities quickly
Excellent verbal and written skills
Professional computer skills
Attentive to detail and highly organized
Social perceptiveness and empathy
Ability to build and maintain professional helping relationships
Ability to relate and communicate with diverse populations and groups
Spanish proficiency preferred
Benefits
Health Insurance: Per company policy
Life Insurance: Per company policy
Vacation Time: 80 hours
Sick Time: 40 hours (equivalent to 40 hrs- rollover allowed)
