Clinical Social Worker - Float - Weekends

This inpatient position is a 40-hour per week, day shift, that requires Saturday and Sunday as part of the weekly schedule. It is on-site at VCU Health main campus in downtown Richmond, VA. The Clinical Social Worker-Float (Weekends) provides temporary cross-departmental coverage of care coordination services to patients and families to meet the overall staffing needs of the department in a large hospital setting. The Float Clinical Social Worker must be highly adaptable, flexible, dynamic, a quick learner, and able to thrive in a complex and fast-paced working environment. Essential responsibilities include: complete psychosocial assessments; support care planning; provide psychosocial intervention; educate patients, their family members, staff, and interdisciplinary team members; coordinate discharge planning services; facilitate compliance with treatment; and work with the community to provide needed services.

Age specific groups served: Adults and Pediatrics, depending on unit assignment.

• The purpose of the Clinical Social Worker (MSW) position is to provide both direct patient care to patients and families and assist in the coordination of team delivered services.
• The Clinical Social Worker will complete a psychosocial assessment; develop treatment plans that are congruent with the overall health care plan; provide psychosocial intervention; educate patients, their family members, staff and social work students; facilitate compliance with treatment; work with the community to provide needed services; and coordinate discharge planning activities.

• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire:
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Virginia preferred

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A

• Experience REQUIRED:
• CSW Level 2: minimum of one (1) year of clinical social work experience

• Experience PREFERRED:
• Clinical social work experience in an acute care setting preferred

• Education/training REQUIRED:
• Master of Social Work Degree from a Council on Social Work Education accredited program

Education/training PREFERRED: N/A

• Independent action(s) required:
• Initiate patient/family intervention based on self-assessment of service need(s).
• Initiate community/facility referrals based on identified patient/family needs.
• Initiate consultation with facility staff regarding psychosocial patient/family needs.
• Contact the appropriate Social Services Department to report suspected abuse/neglect/exploitation cases.
• Develop intervention plans and related interventions with patients/families/significant others.
• Initiate education activities with and for facility staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement activities through self-analysis of services and needs.
• Participate in service area meetings, training, and patient care conferences.

• Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable):
• This position may supervise social work students on a voluntary basis.
• Depending on unit assignment may supervise other Masters and Doctoral Degree students from other disciplines (e.g. Psychology).

• Additional position requirements:
• Depending on the unit assignment, may be required to work alternate schedules, weekends and/or holidays, and take call. May be required to work alternate unit assignments, including at other clinical locations.

• Age Specific groups served:
• As appropriate based on unit assignment

• Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
• Physical - Lifting less than 20 lbs.
• Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive)
• Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
• Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

Compensation Grade Ranges:

• Clinical Social Worker 2: $58,697.60 - $87,942.40
• Clinical Social Worker 3: $62,420.80 - $96,740.80

Actual Salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

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