Job Description
Description
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The Beacon Program is seeking a full time licensed Social Worker to work Monday-Friday (day shift) including one weekend of call per month. LCSW or LCSWA is required for this role.
The Beacon Program provides comprehensive, specialized clinical social work services to adult patients, family members, and employees who have experienced some form of intimate partner and/or family violence, including human trafficking and vulnerable adult abuse. Services provided include bio-psychosocial assessments, advocacy, danger assessments and patient/family/employee education. Provides counseling, safety planning and obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources relating to violence and abuse.
Summary:
Completes clinical assessments of bio-psychosocial needs, provides information and short-term therapeutic counseling to patients and their families in relation to social, psychological, financial, and family situations and prepares an intervention plan. Obtains, interprets, and communicates to staff and physicians' necessary information regarding patients and families, including bio-psychosocial history information. Identifies possible or actual patient/family crises, providing crisis intervention and emotional support, and creating and facilitating effective plans for resolution. Develops and maintains good working relationships with outside community health and social agencies. Reaches out to the community to learn of and utilize new resources for meeting patient needs. Assists patients and families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources. Documents group therapy and other care activity in patient charts according to department policies and procedures. Adheres to National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics.
Responsibilities:
1. Completes clinical assessments of bio-psychosocial needs, provides information and short-term therapeutic counseling to patients and their families in relation to social, psychological, financial, and family situations and prepares an intervention plan.
2. Develops and maintains good working relationships with outside community health and social agencies. Reaches out to the community to learn of and utilize new resources for meeting patient needs. Assists patients and families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources.
3. Identifies possible or actual patient/family crises, providing crisis intervention and emotional support, and creating and facilitating effective plans for resolution.
4. Obtains, interprets, and communicates to staff and physicians' necessary information regarding patients and families, including bio-psychosocial history information.
Other Information Other information:
Education Requirements:
Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA) in the state of North Carolina.
Professional Experience Requirements:
No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Family Violence Intervention
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $25.94 - $37.29 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
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