Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital

Job Title

Clinical Social Worker - MSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital

Employment Status: Full time
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Facility: 1 Health Cir - Lexington CP05 Carilion Medical Center.
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.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work or 12 years of equivalent experience required.

Experience: Minimum of two years social work experience in a health care setting preferred.

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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

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Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity

Employer:

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Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well‑being to help you develop and thrive. That’s why we offer a well‑rounded benefits package, and many perks and well‑being resources to help you live a happy, healthy life—at work and when you’re away.

When you make your tomorrow with us, we’ll enhance your potential to realize the best in yourself. Below are benefits available to you when you join Carilion:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training