Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Social Work & Community Health

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (9:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM)

Pay Range: $29.36 - $47.79 per hour
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We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Licensed Clinical Social Worker to be part of the Rush University Medical Center's Social Work and Community Health (SWaCH) Department at the Rush West Side Mental Health Center!

What are some of the core values of the Social Work and Community Health Psychotherapy Team?
• Patient-centered: We build therapeutic relationships grounded in trust, mutuality, and respect. We collaboratively identify therapeutic goals that are meaningful for our patients and develop a plan to best achieve those goals.
• Strengths-based: The strengths of our patients, families, and communities at the center of the healing process.
• Collaborative: We provide mental health services within the context of a large academic medical center and our community. To the extent that it is beneficial and empowering to our patients, we advocate for our patients and collaborate with other providers to make sure that the process of seeking care is as clear and empowering as possible.
• Trauma-informed: Our therapists provide trauma-informed care and offer therapy from different theoretical, evidence-based approaches. By realizing the widespread and pervasive impact of trauma and potential paths to recovery, we are able to recognize signs and symptoms of trauma, integrate knowledge of trauma into our policies and practices, and seek to resist re-traumatization.

Job Summary:

This position in the Social Work and Community Health (SWaCH) Department is based in West Garfield Park and will staff the Rush West Side Mental Health Center, an extension of the existing SWaCH Psychotherapy Clinic located just east in the Illinois Medical District. This position is part of a larger initiative (Sankofa Wellness Village), specifically under the Rush Center for Community Well-Being in the Sankofa Village Wellness Center. This position will join an exciting team of individuals who are working to improve health equity on Chicago's West Side through community engagement, mental health support, and other programming. We are looking for an individual dedicated to supporting our community and who will work collaboratively alongside other tenants of the building.

To best support the mental health needs of this population (a need that has been consistently identified by the community through Rush's Community Health Needs Assessment and focus groups as the Sankofa Wellness Village concept has been implemented), we are looking for candidates with a strong background in mental health treatment, including experience with medically and psychosocially complex populations, and with an interest in intervening with West Side community members and Rush patients dynamically - offering individual therapy in-person and/or via telehealth.

This position will join a welcoming and positive work environment with access to individual and group supervision, continuing education opportunities throughout the hospital system (supported by Rush Enhancement Funds), and SWaCH is an approved site for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (learn more at: www.nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program). This position is full-time and will work on site in the Sankofa Village Wellness Center to support community integration and clinical needs as we open the new Rush West Side Mental Health Center. This position exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Licensed Social Worker (LCSW) in State of Illinois.
• Two years' experience in healthcare, care management, mental health and/or social services.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
• Experience with relevant population(s).
• Professional qualities such as initiative, self-reflection, commitment, responsiveness and adaptability.
• Knowledge of care management, community-based interventions, assessment, counseling and/or motivational interviewing.
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office and others).

Physical Demands: n/a

Disclaimer: The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provides patient-centered and trauma-informed psychotherapy services to adults and older adults and addresses the specialized needs of each individual, including adjusting to diagnosis and managing mood concerns as they relate to trauma, depression, anxiety, etc.
• Carries out comprehensive psychotherapy intake assessments (both in person and via teletherapy) to develop a plan of care for the client.
• Works collaboratively with psychotherapy patients and families to develop therapy goals and provide the necessary tools, skills, and resources to help achieve those goals.
• Maintains relationship with other Rush providers through consistent and timely communication and participation in interdisciplinary meetings as scheduled.
• Completes all documentation and billing of patient sessions and other patient interactions in Epic software.
• Connects patients and their families to relevant resources, both at RUSH and in the community, to address their needs.
• Promotes Rush University System for Health clinical services by referring clients to relevant Rush clinics.
• Leverages experience to support team members in training, crisis management, etc. as needed.
• Represents the department at meetings, conferences or other public engagements on an as-needed basis.