Licensed Clinical Social Worker- OB Home Visits

Department:

35100 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Administration: Pediatrics

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Variable

Pay Range

$28.05 - $42.10

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking applicants for a full-time Family Outreach Specialist for their NEST-Rural program. The NEST program is a short-term, postpartum home visitation program for individuals delivering at the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center. NEST-Rural is an expansion of the initial NEST program launched in Forsyth County and is being conducted as an evaluation of the NEST program in providing support to families residing in the outlying counties of Davie, Davidson, Stokes, Yadkin, and Wilkes. The Family Outreach Specialist offers complementary support to the nurse home visitation services, for those families where additional support may be needed, specifically connecting families to additional community-based support services, based on assessment of the family’s needs. The NEST-Rural Family Outreach Specialist is also responsible for reaching out to and helping to maintain partnerships with community-based organizations to support strong, bi-directional collaborations to meet the needs of families served within these communities.

Individuals interested in learning more about the position are encouraged to email Dr. Stamilio (dstamilio@wakehealth.edu) and Dr. Jensen (ejensen@wakehealth.edu).

Position Highlights: 

• Shift Schedule: Full Time (40 hours)
• Department: Nurse Education Support Team
• Location:  Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist 

What We Offer: 

• Generous PTO: Accrues, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $5,250 in education assistance.
• Retirement: Secure your financial future with up to 6% employer-paid retirement contributions.
• Health Insurance: Flexible plan options with comprehensive coverage, expanded provider access, and free virtual primary care for you and your dependents.
   

What You'll Do:  Performs a wide range of patient care activities for assigned patients. Conducts patient assessments, contributes to the patient treatment plan, and the discharge plan; and provides individual, group, and family counseling as indicated.

Clinical Assessments: Completes clinical assessments of biopsychosocial needs, provides information and short-term therapeutic counseling to patients and their families in relation to social, psychological, financial, and family situations and prepares an intervention plan.

Biopsychosocial Information: Obtains, interprets, and communicates to staff and physicians' necessary information regarding patients and families, including biopsychosocial history information.

Crisis Intervention: Identifies possible or actual patient/family crises, providing crisis intervention and emotional support, and creating and facilitating effective plans for resolution.

Relationships: Develops and maintains good working relationships with outside community health and social agencies. Reaches out to the community to learn of and utilize new resources for meeting patient needs. Assists patients and families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources.

Documentation: Documents group therapy and other care activity in patient charts according to department policies and procedures.

Ethics: Adheres to National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics.

Professionalism: Upholds a professional working relationship at all times and adheres to department rules. Practices teamwork and adheres to Standards of Behavior.

Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned by management.

AHWFB Employee Standards Communication: Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message.

Collaboration: Works with others respectfully and openly; provides help to achieve shared goals.

Service: Uses appropriate methods to c