Clinical Social Worker-Wheeling Adult Primary Care Job Wheeling area,West Virginia USA,Healthcare

Clinical Social Worker - Wheeling Adult Primary Care

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us. This role collaborates with Primary Care Providers and a collaborating Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive treatment and care management for behavioral health. The Clinical Social Worker carries a caseload and routinely provides clinical interventions, completes validated assessments, offers psychoeducation, and assists in the treatment and diagnosis of behavioral health conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field
Current license as required by state board where services will be provided:
- MD: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical (LCSW‑C) through the Maryland Board of Social Work
- OH: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) through the Ohio Board of Social Work
- PA: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
- WV: Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through the West Virginia Board of Social Work
Two (2) years of direct clinical experience with behavioral health

Preferred Qualifications

Current license by state board where services will be provided:
- WV: Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in West Virginia
- MD: Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical (LCSW‑C)

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to diagnosis, illness, treatment, and life situation.

Collaborates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive mental health support for designated caseload.

Monitors patient progress using validated scales and clinical judgment; intervenes as necessary to ensure the plan of care is patient‑focused, high quality, efficient, and cost effective.

Provides brief interventions, psychoeducation, and direct care management related to patients’ diagnosis, illness, treatment, and life situation.

Meets with patients and/or families to assess needs, develop individualized care plans, and arrange resources in collaboration with the care team.

Forms, develops, and implements comprehensive psychosocial treatment plans with appropriate interventions (e.g., crisis intervention, brief individual, marital, family and/or group therapies, grief and bereavement work).

Assists with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc.; provides consultative services to health‑care team members as needed; maintains working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues (e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse).

Works closely with Primary Care Provider and Collaborating Psychiatrist on identified patients to diagnose, treat, and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems.

Documents assessments, plans, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital, and health‑system guidelines and standards.

Leverages hospital, medical center, and health‑system resources to meet patient care needs.

Maintains knowledge of therapeutic techniques and interventions; stays aware of available resources.

Stays current with social work and health‑care developments and seeks to enhance job‑related knowledge.

Provides teaching and training for students, staff, and faculty from social work and other disciplines; contributes to the academic mission of the medical center and health system through committees, conferences, publications, teaching, and research.

Exhibits consistent professional behavior.

Attends and participates in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.

Skills and Abilities

Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills with patients, families, physicians, and…


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