Older Adult Clinical Social Worker

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Position:Older Adult Social Worker (LISW) - Part-Time (5-10 hours/week) - Jewish Family Service

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job :1410

# of Openings:1

Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati (JFS) is committed to hiring incredible people to do remarkable work. Our Mission: JFS strengthens lives and enhances our diverse community by providing exceptional and transformational human services. Our Vision:
Guided by Jewish values, we strive for a community where everyone lives with dignity, security, and hope.

If you are wondering whether you have to be Jewish to work here, the answer is absolutely not! Jewish Family Service values a diverse workforce. We only care about your abilities, knowledge, competencies, and level of compassion.

JFS serves all individuals, and provides equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, immigration status, hair type, or any other protected status covered by federal, state, or local law.

The part-time (5-10 hours per week) Older Adult Clinical Social Worker/Counselor provides individual psychotherapy and family caregiver counseling to the older adult population within the context of the philosophy and mission statement of Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati. To provide a range of complex clinical and mental health services in the home or office to an older adult population or family caregivers, including completing and reviewing initial paperwork, providing diagnostic assessments, developing treatment plans with the client, and providing individual therapy with identified adults.

• Develop and nurture mutual relationships and confidence with clients.
• Care for clients with emotional challenges, including but not limited to, anxiety and depression.
• Review clients' personal, social, and health history to learn their backgrounds and needs.
• Provide answers to client questions regarding services and initial paperwork.
• Work with clients to develop effective and realistic treatment goals and determine the best treatment approach to assure progress and success.
• Enhance clients' cognitive and behavioral changes that are in line with the overall treatment.
• Evaluate the treatment needs of the client and utilize evidence-based interventions in order to implement efficient treatment.
• Understand the individuality of clients and develop specific treatment plans that benefit them.
• Attend courses and trainings on older adult issues to reinforce current knowledge and learn new skills, in accordance with best practices..
• Keep accurate records in the electronic health record (EHR) to assure progress and regulations are being met.
• Direct clients to available community resources, such as Council on Aging, medical providers, and home health agencies.
• Ensure that clients are aware of financial, food and home assistance from local, state and federal programs, as well as case management services.
• Report changes in client conditions to care managers, when appropriate.
• Work with the family of clients and other service providers when appropriate to assure the client is supported successfully.
• Help clients to adjust to serious, chronic terminal illness.
• Support clients as they age in place or transition into higher levels of care.
• Counsel family members who are caregivers to assure they receive needed emotional support.
• Help clients who have experienced trauma to overcome psychological and emotional stress.
• Develop and maintain relationships with other professionals in the community serving older adults to promote the coordination of services.
• Share expertise knowledge and skills in treating older adult clients with issues such as: loss, dementia, chronic medical challenges, family and relationship issues, loneliness, dying and death, abuse and neglect, PTSD, chronic pain, suicidal and homicidal ideation, and complicated grief.
• Communicate to the billing contractor any changes in the client's health insurance.
• Provide high level of customer service to clients and family members.
• Participate in compliance to all agency and funder specifications and regulations.
• Participates in team meetings.
• Meets productivity goals.
• Schedules clients to minimize travel whenever feasible.
• Communicate clearly and precisely through oral and written means.
• Uses electronic health records and other software and apps connected with job responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

• Master of Social Work preferred
• Works effectively…