Remote Social Worker/Senior (Lmsw/Lcsw) - Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine

UT Health Houston is looking for a Remote Social Worker/Senior (LMSW/LCSW) to work with our Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine program. This program is designed to deliver free telemedicine services for students to assist with identifying or assessing mental health needs and providing access to mental health care services.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Location: Position is currently a remote role but employee may be required to come into the office periodically for trainings, meetings, etc. Must be located in the Greater Houston/commutable area in order to work with local patient population and schools.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees

• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)

• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!

• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)

• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling

• Free mental health counseling services

• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs

• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.

• Resources for child and elder care

• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Independently provides advanced professional social work services to address mental health concerns by using a biopsychosocial perspective to assess, evaluate, implement services, monitor, and advocate for patients and their families.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Conducts comprehensive assessments with children and adolescents to interpret patients’ social, emotional, environmental, and financial needs.
2. Plans course of treatment or refers cases to appropriate professionals, institutions or agencies to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment or referral.
3. Obtains data from patients and/or relatives in the best interest of their problems to assist in the development of a number of significant teaching endeavors, programs, and social services.
4. With the objective of meeting total patient care, assesses patients and/or guardian to gain understanding of the individual's problems and needs. Collaborates with the psychiatrist and other members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, enhance the patient experience and achieve goals. Collaboratively develops patient goals, monitors progress, addresses barriers to goal achievement, and evaluates outcomes of individualized care plans. Conducts individual and or group counseling.
5. Provides brief therapeutic interventions (up to 4 sessions).
6. Maintains all documentation in multiple data management systems in a timely manner.

7. Provides education and presentations to community providers and other healthcare providers on community resources and the impact of psychosocial factors on care need.
8. Utilizes crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and mediation to address patient/family concerns.
9. Responds to emergency situations.
10. Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Licensure as a Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) by the Texas Board of Social Work is required.
Licensure as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Texas Board of Social Work is preferred.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor Degree in Social Work or related field.

Minimum Experience:

One year of social work experience required.
Medical social work experience is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.