Clinical Social Worker (CSWA or LCSW) - Pain Management

Overview

Are you committed to holistic patient-centered care? Do you thrive providing adult and pediatric care in a variety of settings? If you want to grow as an empathetic advocate for the needs of vulnerable populations, you may be perfect for our Legacy team.

With compassion and commitment, Clinical Social Workers embody the Legacy mission of making life better for others. They do this by evaluating the psychosocial and mental health issues of patients to ensure transition planning, crisis management, and planning/coordination of both internal and external services. They assess intervention strategies to address behavioral and addiction issues, as well as end-of-life care and informed decision making about therapeutic options. Our Clinical Social Workers are advocates not just for our patients, but also for their surrogates, family members, caregivers and health care providers.

We will consider candidates with their Clinical Social Work Associate license working towards a Licensed Clinical Social Worker license for a Clinical Social Worker I position ($38.50 min - $55.06 max) or candidates with their Licensed Clinical Social Worker license for a Clinical Social Worker II position ($40.43 min - $57.81 max).

Legacy’s Pain Management Center at Good Samaritan Medical Center is an interdisciplinary, multimodal program that supports adults suffering from chronic pain conditions. Our team is seeking a skilled Clinical Social Worker to support a critically important caseload.  This position assists and supports patients who have complex, diverse, and challenging needs by:

• completing assessments and evaluations
• providing behavioral health interventions and support
• providing education about complex pain
• healthcare navigation
• promoting patient’s ability to self-advocate and access appropriate resources

This position often works side-by-side with the medical provider and other clinical staff to support patients with comprehensive treatment plans and will occasionally support crisis or high-risk referrals. 

Are you looking for a Clinical Social Worker job opportunity with a different schedule or at another Legacy Health location?  Please click here to see a list of other openings.

Responsibilities

Provides social work services in a variety of adult and pediatric settings across the health care continuum with a focus on holistic patient-centered care and attention to the needs of vulnerable populations.  Works both independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Key services include (but are not limited to) comprehensive evaluation of psychosocial and mental/behavioral health status, legal and safety considerations, substance use or addiction, chronic illness, or end of life issues with the use of brief counseling, transition planning, crisis management and planning and coordination with internal and community stakeholders. Social work intervention may be with individuals, family members or groups.

Throughout the care continuum, social workers will utilize a strengths-based approach with the aim to enhance the capacity of people to address their own needs.

Qualifications

Clinical Social Worker I CSWA position requirements:

Education: 

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.

Experience:

Preferred: 1 year of relevant experience in care management, mental health and/or addictions services, medical social work, or social service organization.

Clinical Social Worker II LCSW position requirements:

Education:

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.

Experience:

2 years relevant experience in care management, mental health and/or addictions services, medical social work, or social service organization.  Preferred: 3 years' relevant experience.

Skills:

• Broad knowledge of the principles of social work and the ability to apply them with individuals, families and/or groups integrating knowledge of normal development and the aging process, changes related to illness, and the needs of patients with acute, chronic, and terminal illness in assessment and intervention with attention to cultural and literacy implications.

• Knowledge of medical, mental health and substance use diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology
• Strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills, including an ability to effectively triage patient and family needs, function as member of an interdisciplinary team, identification and collaboration with community stakeholders or resources and written documentation.
• Knowledge about social determinants of health, principles of diversity/equity/inclusion and culturally responsive practice with populations who have experience historical marginalization
• Demonstrates ability to locate, utilize and advocate for patient/family access to hospital/ community resources
• Exhibits knowledge of legal/regulatory issues and an ability to be a resource to all team members regarding such issues

• Ability to navigate electronic medical records and effectively utilize basic computer programs.

• Knowledge of legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and an ability to be a resource to all team members regarding such issues and knowledge of current health care environment.

LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.

Equal opportunity employer/vets/disabled.

Licensure

Clinical Social Worker I CSWA position requirements:

Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA, working toward LCSW) required in OR.  Licensed Social Worker (LSW, working toward LICSW) required in WA.

Clinical Social Worker II LCSW position requirements:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Oregon or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in WA required. 

Pay Range

Salary : $39 - $58