Sr Clinical Social Worker

Position Summary: Senior Clinical Social Worker

Are you ready to make a powerful impact in the lives of patients and their families? As a Senior Clinical Social Worker, you'll be at the forefront of delivering comprehensive psychological, social, and practical support to a dedicated caseload. You'll conduct thorough assessments, identify critical issues, set achievable goals, and implement intervention plans to foster positive outcomes.

Your role will include:

• Connecting patients with external resources and ensuring seamless coordination of care
• Acting as a valuable clinical resource in your specialty area
• Championing departmental and organizational improvements to further enhance patient care
• Leading and supervising a skilled team of staff members
• Providing key administrative leadership in the absence of the director
• Offering mentorship and clinical oversight to colleagues

$5,000 sign-on bonus

Competencies:

Educational Background:

• Earned MSW degree from an accredited school of social work.

Knowledge and Expertise:

• Comprehensive understanding of biopsychosocial and cultural elements relevant to clinical social work
• Familiarity with organizational procedures and objectives
• Insight into the current healthcare landscape and its implications for practice
• Proficiency in gathering and synthesizing relevant data to inform patient care
• Awareness of medical, psychosocial, and community resources related to various illnesses and their impact on social functioning

Core Areas of Expertise:

• Clinical application of advanced social work knowledge and psychodynamics
• Coordination of programs tailored to meet patient population needs
• Strong grasp of leadership and management principles within healthcare settings

Skills:

• Providing expert consultation on environmental and psychosocial patterns of patients and families
• Developing and implementing psychosocial plans in collaboration with hospital personnel and community agencies
• Articulating and sharing biopsychosocial concepts and practices with staff and external stakeholders

As a Senior Clinical Social Worker, you will:

• Analyze patient needs and develop effective, clinically complex treatment modalities
• Establish and uphold high clinical social work practice standards
• Oversee and support social work staff, fostering an environment of growth and development
• Innovate program responses to meet evolving patient and staff needs

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Adapt to dynamic healthcare priorities and help staff navigate change
• Evaluate departmental objectives, staffing patterns, and performance metrics
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and constructive feedback to enhance team performance

Licensure Requirements:

• Must hold current licensure from the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners at the LCSW or LCSW-C level
• Considerations for candidates licensed in other states or those with pending applications aligned with Board regulations

Join us in this vital role where your skills and passion can lead to transformative change in patient care and outcomes. If you're ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you

Salary Range: Minimum 38.41/hour - Maximum 63.42/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.