Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital

Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital page is loaded## Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital remote type:
Fully In-Person locations:
Lexington, Virginia time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
January 29, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R153258##
** Employment Status:
** Full time##
** Shift:
** Day (United States of America)##
** Facility:
** 1 Health Cir - Lexington##
** Requisition Number:
** R153258 Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital (Open)#
** How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:
** The clinical social worker provides psychosocial assessments, interviews, and/or treatments and discharge planning to patients and families to assist them in coping with hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, and/or life situation. The social worker works collaboratively with other members of the health care team, community resources, regulatory agencies and third-party payers in order to facilitate the transition of the patient through the organization while maintaining the highest quality of services possible.
* Conduct psychosocial assessments to evaluate emotional, social, and environmental factors affecting patients and families.
* Develop and coordinate comprehensive care transition plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, ensuring appropriate resource utilization.
* Regularly reassess care plans and adjust as needed, with face-to-face coordination whenever possible.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of benefit plans, regulatory guidelines, and resources for cost-effective care.
* Ensure timely, accurate, and confidential documentation, meeting professional standards and federally regulated timelines for assessments and discharge plans.
* Stay current with social work and healthcare developments, attending department training and educational sessions as required.
* Provide supervision, teaching, and training for staff and students as needed.
* Actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings and maintain effective communication with all care team members to ensure timely and appropriate care transitions.
* Advocate for patients and provide therapeutic interventions to support their adaptation to illness or life changes.
* Support patients and families by addressing emotional and coping challenges, and providing education related to their condition.
* Participate in performance improvement initiatives, adhering to productivity measures and utilizing data to monitor and enhance patient care.
* Comply with departmental policies and procedures while identifying and escalating avoidable delays in care transitions.#
** What We Require:
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* Education:

** Master's degree from an accredited school of Social Work or 12 years of equivalent experience required.
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* Experience:

** Minimum of two years social work experience in health care setting preferred.
** Other

Minimum Qualifications:

** Effective interpersonal, communication, and team working skills required.  Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation for position.  Demonstrates advanced knowledge of social work theory and practice: proven expertise as a clinical social worker; crisis intervention skills; critical thinking and creative problem solving.  Satisfactory completion of orientation; positive interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; analytical skills; cultural competence; integrity; team player;

courteous; ability/willingness to work as an integral member of a multi skilled team.  
** Recruiter:
** DANA JOHNSON
** Recruiter Email:
** dejohnson
* * For more information, contact the HR Service Center at
** Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity

Employer:

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color,  religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at , 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday…