MUSCP - Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) - Sweetgrass and Park West Primary Care - Mount Pleasant

Job Description Summary

Sweetgrass / Park West Primary Care
Our Primary Care is a patient centered primary care facility. We help patients manage all aspects of their health, from regular check-ups to diagnosing and treating illnesses, injuries and other health conditions. We help patients stay healthy and help patients get better when they are sick. Clinical staff are responsible for providing quality patient care under the direction of a physician or licensed healthcare provider.


The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a candidate to fill their Social Worker position within Sweetgrass and Park West Primary Care. Half of the time at Park West and half of the time at Sweetgrass Primary Care (both in Mount Pleasant). This position is for a licensed independent social worker (LISW-CP) who will be working in a team environment in the Outpatient Clinic of Primary Care at the Medical University of South Carolina. In this capacity, the LISW-CP will be functioning as a clinical therapist, providing individual and group therapy to individuals with addiction-related and other psychiatric illnesses and their families.

Entity

MUSC Health Partners (MHP)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000104 CFC PC Sweetgrass Primary Care CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-29

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Description

• Specific responsibilities include interviewing clients and/or families to assess the client's current diagnosis, coping strategies, cognitive strengths and deficits, situation strengths and weaknesses and mental status; developing and discussing proposed treatment plans with the client and detailing the recommendations and the reasoning for them; monitoring and documenting progress of clients and making service/treatment plan adjustments as necessary. Conducts community planning, needs assessment and evaluation concerning societal conditions which impact on social functioning.

• Must ensure established agency procedures are followed and that clinical standards that are set for treatment planning, the delivery of individual case management services, group and psycho-educational data, discharge planning and referral services are met. Also responsible for planning, implementing and/or coordinating all treatment services delivered to clients. Collaboration and coordination with both internal and external resources are crucial to ensure successful client outcomes. Must be able to take suggestions from team supervisors.

Additional Job Description

Required Minimum Training and Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations:  Licensed in South Carolina. LISW-CP licensure/status is required for outpatient clinical services.

Degree of Supervision: Limited supervision but operates within a clinical team, which includes supervision by a clinical director (MD or PhD).

Physical Requirements

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors.  Frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing 20 lbs (+/-) unassisted. Lift from 36” to overhead 15 lbs.   Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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