Social Worker LCSW, Gender Clinic, Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Job at MaineHealth
$5,000 Sign on Bonus!*
Maine Medical Partners is seeking a talented and dedicated Social Worker LCSW to provide professional social work services to patients and families at The Gender Clinic at The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, including direct counseling services, crisis intervention, and coordination of community services/resources.
The Gender Clinic at The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is a one-of-a-kind specialty practice that focuses on the care of gender non-conforming and transgender youth, adolescents and their families. The experienced and dedicated providers at the Gender Clinic aim to provide support for all areas of need for patients and families, including medical, social and psychological.
The Social Worker clinical responsibilities may include:
- Conduct comprehensive, culturally sensitive psychosocial assessments, develops care plans, and provides counseling and crisis intervention services to patients and families.
- Assist the divisions in providing family-centered care for children with chronic medical conditions by working collaboratively with providers to develop chronic care therapeutic programs.
- Provide emotional support; assessment, mental health and emotional interventions for patients, their siblings, and their parents.
- Participate in advocacy, and help identify resources for families and children.
- Provide information and psycho-education about health/mental health issues to patients, families and groups.
- Instruct parents on behavior modification strategies to assist with their child’s compliance to medical regimes in both individual and group sessions.
MaineHealth offers a robust benefits package that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our package includes health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever changing, needs
- Current MaineHealth employees not eligible for the sign on bonus. Must be separated from MaineHealth system for 3 months to be eligible. Sign on bonus is paid out in 2 installments, 1st paycheck following start, and after successful completion of 6 months in this role.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Education: Master's degree in social work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work education.
- License/Certifications: Current State of Maine Social Work license.
- Experience: Experience providing therapeutic services to pediatric patients with chronic medical issues.
- Knowledge of professional social work principles, methodology, and ethics and of human psychosocial development within the family, community, and culture.
- Knowledge of the use of therapeutic relationship to foster patient involvement.
- Knowledge of health and social issues impacting diverse clients and their well-being.
- Skill in client advocacy and case management.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- A high level of analytical skills to resolve complex psychosocial problems associated with illness.
- Ability to interact effectively as member of interdisciplinary health care team.
- Ability to identify and utilize community resources.
- Ability to communicate appropriately with diverse patient population.
- Adhere to NASW Code of Ethics.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Additional Information
MaineHealth was ranked one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2022 by Forbes!
MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.” MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. Learn more about our system at mainehealth.org
At MaineHealth, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever changing, needs.
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it. We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring and continuous improvement. Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.
Location: MaineHealth · Gender Clinic
Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, 32
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