Integrated Care Clinical Social Worker Homeless Youth and Families - Healthcare for the Homeless
Integrated Care Clinical Social Worker Homeless Youth and Families - Healthcare for the Homeless
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$ 70904 - 107070
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Hennepin County Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program is seeking an Integrated Care Clinical Social Worker to join our clinic teams at People Serving People and YouthLink shelters. In this role the Clinical Social Worker will provide short term services in a shelter based clinic setting and in the community. Services will include assessment brief therapy clinical case management service planning resource navigation and referrals for families and youth living with acute mental health symptoms substance use and/or complex physical health needs. Clinical social workers work closely with clinic staff to provide wrap around services and mental health services to patients of the clinic. We are looking for an individual who is skilled and experienced in working with youth and families experiencing homelessness in sheltered and unsheltered settings to provide clinical services and teambased care. This work supports the Health and Human Services mission of improving the health of our communities and the goal of assuring that all peoples basic needs are met.
Hennepin County Public Health is committed to advancing health and racial equity. We recognize racism is a public health crisis. We are committed to change and cocreating solutions with those impacted to support communities where everyone experiences optimal health and wellness. Racial diversity is critical to this mission. We encourage you to join us in this work!
To learn more about the work of Health Care for the Homeless watch this video.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program.
Location and hours:This position is hybrid and will be performed in the community onsite at People Serving People 614 South 3rd Street Minneapolis MN 55415 and YouthLink 41 North 12th Street Minneapolis MN 55403 and remote as job duties require. Work hours will typically be Monday through Friday 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. with some flexibility. While this position is designated as hybrid based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefitearning employees is inperson in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About this position type:
This is a fulltime benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Social Worker Senior Psychiatric.
Clickhereto view the job classification specification.
In this position you will:- Work collaboratively with the HCH clinic teams to provide integrated care to patients using the objectives such as building relationships and trust promoting harm reduction while identifying health needs and assessing readiness to engage in healthcare.
- Provide clinical services such as brief therapy diagnostic assessment and crisis assessment using a harm reduction framework.
- Provide resource navigation service planning and referral to community partners for ongoing needs.
- Collaborate with other homeless community provider agencies and Hennepin County departments.
- Participate in quality assurance and quality improvement projects with HCH clinic teams.
- Document data plans clinical actions client progress response to care and other relevant patient information in Epic and in compliance with statue and rules of confidentiality.
- Participate with staff on broader Hennepin County projects.
Need to have:
- Masters degree or higher in social work or closely related field andtwo or more years of postmasters degree experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting.
- Qualification as a Mental Health Professional.
- Current licensure in one of the following: as an Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) by the Minnesota Board of Social Work Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy and/or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
- A valid drivers license the ability to obtain a Hennepin County driver permit and access to reliable transportation to travel to various locations within Hennepin County.
Nice to have:- Experience:
- Working with families youth and individuals experiencing homelessness.
- With mental health and addiction medicine support or working in a health care setting.
- With intensive case management and care coordination.
- Establishing community connection and collaboration across agencies and programs.
- With public health initiatives programs and services.
- Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish in addition to English both verbally and in writing.
- Knowledge of:
- Public health approaches and practices.
- The impacts of racism on health and the social determinants of health.
- Ability to:
- Work in an interdisciplinary team.
- Communicate effectively in both verbal and written form.
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and the impacts of racism on service provision organizational effectiveness and on relationships with staff partners and those we serve.
Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional differential bilingual pay and duties.
About the department:
Hennepin County Public Healths vision is for all people who live work and play in Hennepin County to experience optimal health grounded in health and racial equity. Our department works to improve the health of all county residents by addressing the social and environmental factors that impact their health and offering programs and services that help them to be healthy. We promote physical and mental health prevent illness and injury associated with communicable diseases and environmental conditions and reduce chronic diseases.
About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that reduce disparities eliminate inequities and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy all people are valued and all people thrive.
Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community competitive pay worklife balance a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
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This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
Watch thisvideofor application best practices and tips.This position will have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.
Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test that may include testing for cannabis and/or a criminal background check.
If you have any questions please contact:
Kristin Checco
Employment Type
Full-Time
