Social Work Practitioner

Job Details

Department: General Pediatrics-412009

Career Area: Health Professional (Physician/Nurse/Other)

Position Title: Social Work Practitioner - Advanced

Working Title: Social Work Practitioner

Position/Schedule Requirements: Clinic – UNCH or ACC

Position Summary

The position will include advanced-level case management and clinical social work services for children and families in the UNC Children’s Complex Care Program. This role functions with minimal supervision and serves as the primary social work lead for the most complex cases.

Essential functions include:

• Serving as the primary social work lead for children with medical complexity and high acuity psychosocial needs, exercising advanced clinical judgment and independent decision making.
• Independently conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments and developing and implementing treatment plans with minimal review.
• Acting as a clinical consultant to other social workers, care managers, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members regarding assessment, treatment planning, and management of complex cases.
• Obtaining, interpreting, and communicating complex psychosocial, medical, and social information to clinical teams to support care planning and clinical decision making.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with community health, mental health, and social service agencies, and independently identifying and developing resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Coordinating and organizing complex care across medical, behavioral health, and community systems.
• Attending Complex Care Clinic (~2 days/week) to assess new patients and provide follow-up for existing patients.
• Attending multidisciplinary care conferences as the lead social work representative, providing expert input on psychosocial needs and care plans.
• Leading or independently contributing to the development and implementation of clinical protocols, family assessment tools, and quality improvement for the Complex Care Program.

The position will also involve providing integrated behavioral health/counseling services in the UNC Children’s Complex Care Clinic.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services discipline with coursework related to the area of assignment. Some positions may require certification to practice as a certified or licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification Board.

Management Preferences

• Demonstrated experience providing independent clinical services to diverse and complex populations.
• Demonstrated proof of effective, verbal, and written communication skills related to treatment planning.
• Prefer experience with Epic Electronic Health Record.
• Prefer experience working with language interpreter services in a health care setting.