Company:
Lynn Community Health Center
Location: Lynn
Closing Date: 19/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Social Worker- Chronic Care
Are you interested in making a profound impact on the lives of underserved individuals and families living with complex and/ or chronic medical and behavioral conditions?
In this role you will:
Please apply now and grow with LCHC
Thank you!
Are you interested in making a profound impact on the lives of underserved individuals and families living with complex and/ or chronic medical and behavioral conditions?
- Are you interested in benefits effective on the first day of employment?
- Are you willing to assist patients better understand their illness and coordinate their care?
- Do you enjoy learning of community services and resources to adopt healthy behaviors by conducting the key functions listed in the duties and responsibilities.?
- Are you interested in a loan repayment program and funding for license renewals?
- Can you commit to work on a Primary Care Team Model as well as with clients independently to provide appropriate follow-up?
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for addressing the social service needs of health center clients referred by the Primary Care/BH Team.
- Provide follow-up sessions as needed with health center clients or coordinating services by phone.
- Provide brief counseling, advocacy, & resource referrals as needed.
- Participate in case conference as needed.
- Conduct home visits alone or in conjunction with member(s) of the interdisciplinary team as appropriate, either at the patient's home or in other locations in the community.
- Be an active & integral member of the primary care/BH team.
- Advocate for patients with outside agencies such as social service organizations, schools, etc.
- Provide crisis intervention as needed.
- Human services experience desired.
- Ability to work with children & adults, & the elderly.
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in the human service field (e.g., psychology, sociology) required, BSW preferred; bilingual/bicultural candidates strongly desired.
- LSW or License eligible - the Social Worker is expected to work progressively towards attaining LSW status
- History of good attendance & positive work attitude.
Please apply now and grow with LCHC
Thank you!
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