Senior Social Worker (LCSW) - Pediatrics High Risk (TMC)

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Senior Social Worker (LCSW) – Pediatrics High Risk Clinic | Texas Medical Center

Join the multidisciplinary team at UT Physicians Pediatrics High Risk Clinic, where children with the most complex medical conditions receive specialized, compassionate care.

The Senior Social Worker (LCSW) independently provides comprehensive social work services using a biopsychosocial approach to assess, support, and advocate for medically complex pediatric patients and their families.

This role partners closely with providers and caregivers to identify family stressors, barriers to care, and community resource needs while completing comprehensive psychosocial assessments and coordinating interventions that promote positive patient and family outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings experience working with medically complex children and their families, a strong understanding of the challenges associated with long-term caregiving, and the ability to develop effective support plans that address psychosocial, emotional, and social determinants of health. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on some of our most vulnerable patients while working within a nationally recognized academic healthcare environment.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Independently provides advanced professional social work services to address medical, psychiatric and social concerns by using a Biopsychosocial perspective to asses, evaluate, implement, monitor, advocate and implement services for patients and their families.

Position Key Accountabilities

Conducts comprehensive assessment to interprets patients social, emotional, environmental and financial needs.

Plans course of treatment or refers cases to appropriate professionals, institutions or agencies to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment or referral.

Obtains data from patients and/or relatives in the best interest of their problems to assist in the development of a number of significant teaching endeavors, programs, and social services.

With the objective of meeting total patient care, assesses patients and/or relatives to gain understanding of the individual's problems and needs.

Collaborates with the physician and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to coordinate care, enhance the patient experience and achieve collaborative goals.

Collaboratively develops patient goals, monitors progress, addresses barriers to goal achievement, and evaluates outcomes of individualized care plans.

Conducts individual and or group counseling.

Prepares detailed reports and may videotape sessions with patients for review with coworkers or a faculty member.

Participates in teaching and staff development activities, functions as an instructor in the social work graduate student clinical practicum program.

Provides education to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers on community resources and the impact of psychosocial factors on care need.

• Solicits the assistance of religious, social, and welfare agencies in the treatment of patients.
• Interacts with social work staff and psychiatric residents.
• Utilizes crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and mediation to address patient/family concerns.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• Knowledge of DSM-5 Criteria.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by State of Texas required or
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by State of Texas required

Minimum Education

Master's Degree in Social Work from a school approved by the Council on Social Work required

Minimum Experience

4 years of social work experience required, with at least 1 year of experience providing evidenced-based, client-centered counseling (group or independent) required

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094.

To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position.

Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Veteran Information

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0868, 42S1, 42S3, 42S4, 42SX, 73A.

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Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.