Lead Social Worker (LISW)- Infectious Disease

Overview:

Looking to join and lead a dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion!?

Who we are

With over 100 cutting-edge outpatient center locations, dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP), you'll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth.

Our culture

At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.

Our benefits

We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives.

Responsibilities:

What will you do?

The Lead Clinical Social Worker functions within the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team to lead and provide patient care and supportive services that are directed at achievement of patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient’s involvement in his or her own care plan, improving service levels and decreasing costs. Based on individual patient need and Social Work job role, this could include: providing psychosocial assessments and interventions, completing comprehensive risk assessments, making referrals to community resources, supporting medical provider interventions, conducting health promotion activities, engaging in systems navigation and care coordination, providing ongoing case management, improving relationships between the medical provider and the patient, assisting in team building and, at times, assisting in the education and training of other healthcare providers. This position may require travel to different sites or work from fixed location assisting patients from other sites. This will be working with Ryan White Services.

Qualifications:

What are we looking for in our next new hire?

Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Independent Ohio license (LISW or LISW-S) to practice.

At least two years in independent clinical practice.

Expertise/training in cognitive-behavioral and/or interpersonal psychotherapy, and understanding of the psychosocial aspects of chronic illness.

Familiarity with the DSM-V.

Strong organizational and documentation skills.

Ability to work independently while also being a strong team player

Pay Range:

USD $63,130.00 - USD $94,695.00 /Yr.

Permanent