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Cleveland Clinic Lakewood Family Health Center is happy to bring a new generation of healthcare to Lakewood. Our focus is on providing top-quality care, outstanding service, strong educational programs and community investment. Cleveland Clinic provides a dynamic and technologically advanced environment that allows you to discover, learn and grow.

Social Workers play an integral role in Cleveland Clinic's mission to provide patients with comprehensive and holistic care. In this position, you will work collaboratively with the Lakewood healthcare team to assess and plan interventions for patients coping with various social, emotional, financial and environmental challenges. Here, you can make a lasting difference in families and the community every day, all while pursuing a lifelong and meaningful career at Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM - 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Perform psychosocial assessments and provide interventions to assist patients/families, including counseling, education, advocacy, referral, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, problem solving, coordination of family/team meetings and the provision of concrete services.

+ Work with multidisciplinary team providing treatment recommendations

+ Engage patients and families in adherence to the treatment plan by reducing or eliminating social, psychological, financial, behavioral and regulatory barriers to facilitate successful medical outcomes, improve the patient experience and efficient utilization of health resources.

+ Maintain a network of resources for consultation and assist patients with linkage to community resources to facilitate optimal care.

+ Document professional recommendations, care coordination interventions and treatment plans to effectively communicate to all members of the health care team.

+ Provide supervision to social work interns and assist with training/orientation of new staff (LISW).

+ Provide education to fellows, residents and other Allied Health professionals about the impact of social problems on health outcomes and the effectiveness of social interventions in improving outcomes.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Master's Degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program

+ State Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

+ Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) within five years of hire

+ Two years of experience in a hospital and healthcare setting

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Desire to teach students

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements:

+ Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.

+ May require periods of sitting, standing and the ability to walk to various locations throughout the Foundation to attend meetings.

+ Must have normal or correction vision

+ Must be able to clearly communicate verbally by phone.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities