Social Worker; MSW​/LMSW

Position: Social Worker (MSW/LMSW)

Benefits
We Offer Outstanding Benefits:

• Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits
• $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies
• Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance
• Subsidized Gym Membership
• And much more!

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Location: Legacy Southwest
-6441 High Star Dr, Houston, TX 77074 (Hybrid)
Schedule:
Monday-Friday (40 Hours Per Week)

As a pioneering Social Worker with Legacy Community Health, you will transform the delivery of psychosocial services, empowering communities and igniting change from within. This role invites you to bridge gaps in community healthcare through innovative and culturally sensitive approaches.

Here, you will seamlessly integrate into a collaborative primary care medical home, applying a team-based framework to enhance patient care. Your influence will drive timely access to resources, deliver continuity, and empower patients with self-management skills that nourish the whole person.

Legacy Community Health is a dynamic ecosystem focused on optimizing healthcare through empathy, education, and innovation. Growth opportunities abound here, including loan repayment programs for those who qualify, making it a fertile ground for career advancement and personal fulfillment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a primary care medical home to promote timely access and seamless continuity of care.
• Identify, screen, and assess patients for social service needs across all Legacy service lines.
• Deliver essential case management through information, referrals, and assistance with medical and psychosocial linkages as needed.
• Conduct impactful community outreach to engage new patients and provide necessary follow-up for missed appointments.
• Champion patient advocacy to mitigate service gaps and eliminate barriers to care.
• Empower patients with skills for self-management and advocacy to foster independence and resilience.
• Monitor and evaluate the efficacy and quality of services, ensuring continuous enhancements.
• Engage actively in Legacy’s Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance Programs.
• Meet the standards of Medicaid’s Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women Program, fulfilling requirements through certification and case management.
• If seeking Clinical Supervision, manage caseload within Behavioral Health for assessment and treatment, guided by LCSW Supervisor collaborations.
• Contribute to the onboarding of new Social Service staff, fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Exercise professionalism and collaboration to uphold an inclusive and effective workplace culture.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited institution.
• Active licensure per Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners' stipulations.
• Current BLS/CPR Certification required.

About Legacy Community Health
As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has been delivering comprehensive, high-quality, and affordable health care for nearly 40 years.

With more than 50 clinics across the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast region, we continue to grow strategically and invest in our communities. By innovating how care is delivered, we ve stayed at the forefront of connecting our communities to health—every day, in every way.

At Legacy, we know our success is powered by our people. We re always looking for talented, passionate individuals who want more than a job—they want a meaningful career that makes a real impact.

Explore our open positions and see if a career at Legacy is right for you.

Core Employee Expectations

At Legacy Community Health, our mission—Driving healthy change in our communities—guides everything we do. To fulfill this mission, every team member is expected to embody the following core attributes in their daily work, regardless of role or department:

Approachable & Collaborative

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