UAB Medicine

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER - (T226052)

Description

We are seeking to hire a medical social worker for a full-time position to join our multidisciplinary team in the UAB Family Clinic. UAB Family Clinic is a Ryan White federally funded clinic providing care for women, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with HIV. We are one of two clinics providing HIV care for children under the age of 18 years in the State of Alabama. We care for patients with both perinatal acquired HIV as well as later acquisition. Our focus is to provide holistic care for women with HIV and their affected children, support them throughout pregnancy, children born in the US with HIV, as well as international adoptees with HIV, and adolescents and young adults with acquired HIV. This position will support patients, as well as their families, in implementing their medical plans by utilizing national, state, institutional, community, and pharmaceutical resources. The role involves close collaboration with the care team to ensure that the clients' needs are accurately assessed and addressed.

The medical social worker provides a range of services, including advising family caregivers, offering patient education and counseling, therapy appointments, and making referrals for additional services. The social worker delivers care and case management interventions to promote health and overcome barriers to accessing healthcare. Candidates with cognitive behavior therapy training and post-traumatic stress disorder training/experience are encouraged to apply.

To assist patients and their families in making full use of available national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources. To provide social evaluation which includes placement of evaluation in medical record. To provide counseling to patients/families and/or groups. To participate in staffing, clinics and rounds in order to enhance team understanding of patient's psychosocial situation. To facilitate discharge planning; arranges for services such as home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and/or skilled nursing facility placement. To respond to the unique needs of the patient population as needed. May provide anticipatory, permanency and/or bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families and/or makes appropriate community referrals. May supervise both bachelors and masters level students. To act as a liaison to the community through public speaking.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Appointment Scheduling and Documentation: Set appointments for patients and enter information into the appointment database. Send schedules to appropriate staff members. Document care provided during clinic sessions in clinic notes. Enter all patient contact information, including face-to-face interactions, telephone calls, and referral details, into Epic.
• Support for Social Services Team: Provide support to the social services team staff during pediatric and adolescent clinics. Participating in and developing quality assurance, educational and community advisory panel activities designed to assist the clinic in meeting its goals and objectives. Administrative functions related to verifying patient insurance and documenting patient services.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Salary Range: $50,050 - $65,000

Qualifications

Master's degree in Social Work required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. If job is in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), previous experience in a healthcare environment preferred. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners required. If job is in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), license must be obtained within six months of employment.

Primary Location

: University

Job Category

: Social Work

Organization

: 311653000 Ped - Infectious Disease

Employee Status

: Regular

Shift: Day/1st Shift

Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Onsite

Equal Opportunity Statement: UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.