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Seeking LCSW to join a team that provides compassionate care to the frailest elderly who have chronic and acute illnesses living in their homes. Our LCSW delivers care and counseling to a wide variety of patients with social and behavioral problems. The LCSW will be accountable for caring for patients, connecting patients and their families to support services, maintaining accurate and current patient records and scheduling and administering initial, urgent, and follow-up appointments to patients as required. The successful candidate will work as a team with our Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, and Care Team Coordinators.  Position is a mix of home based visits, remote/telephonic, and office based in Columbus at least one day per week.

• Performs psychosocial assessments and provides therapeutic services to patients and their families.
• Work closely with Behavioral Health Medical Director to manage complex patient cases and transitions of care
• Manages complex behavioral and psychosocial needs that result in improved clinical and financial outcomes
• Maintains constant communication with patients when addressing their concerns and goals and helping them keep positive attitudes
• Builds rapport with patients and their families
• Assists members to effectively utilize available resources to meet their personal health goals and help them develop their own capabilities.
• Coordinates with other healthcare providers, agencies and community resources in order to create a thorough treatment plan addressing social, cultural, and financial needs
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and participate in regularly scheduled team meetings in the office in Chicago.
• Partner with community team to refer patients to appropriate no or low-cost community services that support health and independence such as Meals On Wheels (MOW), local Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), Senior & Assistance Programs, and transportation resources.
• Consults with and advises the Clinical Team regarding the relationship of social, emotional, and cultural factors to health and medical care, and to the availability of social services in the community.
• Participates in program and policy development of the Social Work program.

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

• Current unrestricted LCSW license required or ability to obtain.
• No covid vaccinations required
• Salary $65,000 - 85,000 plus dependent on experience