Clinical Social Worker II

The Clinical Social Worker II provides social work services to patients and their families to assist in meeting psychosocial and clinical needs. Using expertise and experience, this role identifies and serves the needs of patients, both inside and outside the clinical setting utilizing therapeutic and other clinical techniques.
Determines which patients to focus clinical social work efforts on to help staff and patients alike be in the correct environment with appropriate social work support.
Analyzes information from both the patient and clinical staff to understand the patient's situation and is able to communicate this information to all parties to better prevent issues that arise from information gaps.
Links patients with community resources and community health opportunities based on clinical knowledge and experience to ensure that patients get the highest quality of necessary care.
Crafts a care plan for patients with minimal assistance from clinical staff to enable the patient to get the treatment that is right for them.
Educates staff, patients and families alike about critical information related to care to help all parties involved better understand the situation, serving as a liaison.
Provides crisis support and leadership in high-tension situations for staff, family and patients using clinical expertise to ease all parties in high-tension situations, giving explanations that help de-escalate the worries of patients and their families.
Provides clinical work services to both patients and their families to meet current and future psychosocial and medical needs.
Completes psychosocial assessment for patients to understand their situation and be able to link them with the option of care that makes the most sense for the patient's medical and social status.
Utilizes various counseling and therapy techniques to help place the patient and their family at ease with regards to clinical and medical work.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION: Required: Masters of Social Work
EXPERIENCE: Required: Minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in a health-related environment
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY/LISTING: Required: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Equal Opportunity Employer At Cone Health, we strive to create a welcoming atmosphere that celebrates a diverse and unique workforce. We believe in offering equal opportunities for employment to all applicants and employees, regardless of their race, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, ethnicity, national origin, disability, color, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring and employment choices are based on each individual's qualifications, skills and performance. We believe that by embracing the diversity of our team, we can better serve our patients, communities and each other.