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Licensed Social Worker - Care Coordination 

Salary  
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Shift Days  
Location Boundless- Worthington Campus  
Position Licensed Social Worker - Care Coordination  
Category Social Services  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt  
Open Date 9/29/2020  
Close Date 10/30/2020  
Req Number SOC-20-00015  
Description

Would you like to help make a difference, enjoy excellent benefits, and join a fast-growing company? We might have a job for you.

We are looking for dedicated Licensed Social Worker – LSW who shares our passion for helping others to join the I Am Boundless, Inc. team!

Boundless is fast growing CQL- and CARF- accredited nonprofit organization with nearly 40 years of expertise. We are focused on supporting people with complex needs associated with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or behavioral health challenges.

Boundless Benefits

Working for Boundless has many perks. We treat our team like family and offer advantages that allow you to focus, thrive, and grow.

Enjoy excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a flexible spending plan, legalshield, and generous paid time off. Looking to develop your skills? Boundless can offer you hard to find training, flexibility, and personal and professional opportunities.

What You Would Be Doing
This clinician is responsible for providing case management and behavioral health services to adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services may be provided in person or via telehealth, on an individual, group, or family basis in the community or home environment.

The social worker reports to the social work supervisor and is responsible for ensuring that the emotional and social needs of the clients are met and maintained on an individualized basis in accordance with policies and procedures, and current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. The social worker also ensures that clients’ benefits and finances are appropriately managed and in compliance.

  • Develops a comprehensive social history and psychosocial assessment that includes the client’s problems, strengths, and preferences; including cultural, religious, and ethnic background and implications for the care plan.
  • Orients clients and families to the program, its services, its service limitations, and clients’ rights.
  • Provides case management and counseling services to clients and on an individual or group basis.
  • Responsible for supporting admissions and discharges into supported living, intermediate care facilities, and behavioral health services.
  • Provides advocacy services for clients; establishes and runs a self-advocacy program for clients.
  • Involves clients and families in treatment planning, encouraging their attendance at care conferences or with outside providers/professionals.
  • Completes mandatory documentation within timelines established by applicable regulations and policies.
  • Mediates issues that arise among clients, families, and staff.
  • Empowers clients and encourages client choice in matters affecting them, demonstrating receptive attitudes and sensitivity to choices.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings with other professional staff; assesses, develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies social histories and summaries as part of the Individual Treatment Plan.
  • Provides clients and families with crisis management services as needed.
  • Establishes and maintains liaison relationships with various community and governmental agencies to coordinate services; conducts follow-ups on referrals and obtains information.
  • Prepares documents, correspondence, reports, forms, case summaries, etc.; maintains necessary records and files to ensure compliance with all applicable standards using electronic filing and doctoral program.
  • Provides in-service training programs for staff, clients, family members, and significant others; attends staff meetings as required; educates staff about client rights and any relevant state legislation.
  • Meets monthly requirements for billable hours as established by the department.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment but regularly traverses the building to provide support in the programs. This position also provides services in the community, in client homes, and in intermediate care facilities. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

 
Position Requirements

Required Education and Experience

    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work or related field.
    • Licensed through the State of Ohio as a LSW/LPC/LISW/LPCC.

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Two (2) years of supervised social work experience working directly with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
  • Experience working with people with mental health conditions.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

  • Must be able to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff and support agencies.
  • Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the facility.
  • Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
  • Transports clients as needed; operates own vehicle.
  • Required valid Ohio Driver’s License with Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles; proof of auto insurance; insurable driving record (five points or fewer).

Interested? Great! Apply for this job and we will review your application

All candidates who have received an offer of employment will be required to undergo a pre-employment background check, drug screen, and health screen as applicable for the role.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

 
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

This position is currently not accepting applications.

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