Lead Social Worker- Complex Care Transition Team

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What Awaits You:

• Opportunities for Career Growth - Build a meaningful career with access to professional development, mentorship, and advancement pathways.
• Collaborative and Inclusive Environment - Work alongside a diverse team of professionals who value mutual respect, innovation, and teamwork.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Take advantage of a competitive and affordable benefits program that supports your health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus

Position Summary:

As a member of the Office of Population Health (OPH) in the Johns Hopkins Health System, the Lead Clinical Social Worker is the primary interface for patients to access services such as peer/family counseling and support, screening, assessment, brief treatment, consultative services, education and engagement, linkages, outreach and advocacy. Responsible for the delivery of patient centered mental health, substance abuse, and health behavior care to assigned patients in the community as well as designated primary care or acute care sites, working under the supervision of the Senior Program Manager, with oversight of a psychiatrist, and in the context of a team. Additionally, this position will work with physicians, case managers, community health workers, mid-levels, primary care providers, or inpatient medical teams and patients and family members to promote qualitative and efficient use of health care services through the patient's behavioral changes and modifying the care delivery system.

Reporting: Reports to the Office of Population Health (OPH)Behavioral Health Director. The Lead Clinical Social Worker will oversee assigned behavioral health staff and provide supervision of assigned projects as well as the Health Behavioral Specialist (HBS) team in the absence of the Manager of behavioral health. .

Competencies:

Education: Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work

Education or an equivalent organization approved by the Council on Social Work Education.

LCPC as well

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of mental illness, substance abuse, health behaviors, patient engagement, and community resources.
• Knowledge of developmental theory
• Candidate needs to be competent in utilizing skills from multiple treatment modalities including: Motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral activation, Trauma Informed Care; and must either have skills or willingness to learn office-based substance use disorder interventions and Health Behavior interventions.
• Knowledge of best practice suicidality assessment and intervention
• Knowledge of crisis/safety planning
• Knowledge of state and local behavioral health system of care

Skills:

• Competency in all clinical and administrative responsibilities of the Health Behavioral Specialist (HBS) including but not limited to:




• Ability to complete a comprehensive behavioral health psychosocial assessment
• Ability to engage patients/clients and deliver services from a patient-centered model
• Ability to individualize treatment/care plans by linking assessment to plans and interventions
• Identifies and acts upon impending changes in member condition
• Develops, recommends and initiates care plan modifications through participation in team meetings and contributions to the patients'/clients' care plan
• High level of interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with a multidisciplinary treatment staff.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently also must be able to work well in a team working environment.
• Must be open to ongoing supervision in specific therapeutic modalities.
• Must be able to identify and escalate issues that require supervisory involvement
• Must be organized and detail oriented.

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Required Licensure Certification, etc.: Current Social Work Licensure in State of Maryland- LCSW-C, and must be approved by Licensure Board as Social Work Supervisor, with requirement to maintain license throughout duration of employment.

Salary Range: Minimum /hour - Maximum /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.

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Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. 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.