LSW/LCSW - Licensed Social Worker/Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Center for Well-Being

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

The Center for Well-Being aims to lead a systemic change to foster a culture that supports team and individual flourishing, both personally and professionally. The vision is to care for our people like we care for our patients- to make better health easier.

Job Duties:

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the Center of Well-Being promotes and enhances the holistic wellbeing of employees through assessment, education, program delivery, and consultation. Oversees programs and processes that support the social and emotional needs of our employee population.  This role will specifically focus on relationships with employees of the health system, including but not limited to providers, nurses, and support staff.

This role is full-time, 40 hours weekly; Monday through Friday. Most shifts will be 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. but some shifts will vary between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. based on business need.

Applicants MUST be a Clinical Licensed Social Worker and hold a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW).

Benefits at Geisinger:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Three medical plan choices, including expanded network options

• Pre-tax savings plans (FSA & HSA)

• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance

• 401(k) with automatic Geisinger contributions

• Generous PTO that accrues quickly

• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year

• MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives

• Family-friendly support: adoption/fertility assistance, parental leave, military leave, and Care.com membership

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, legal guidance, childcare/eldercare referrals, and more

• Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more

Job Duties:

• Consults with employees that may be experiencing emotional exhaustion, trauma, burnout, grief, loss, or other personal challenges, and navigates them to the appropriate resource.
• Creates a safe space for employees to share emotional challenges and partners to create strategies for wellbeing improvement.
• Acts as the clinical subject matter expert for several programs within the Center for Life and Work Wellbeing.
• Delivers presentations and educational content about wellbeing topics to a variety of audiences across the enterprise.
• Assists in response to employee critical incidents, including but not limited to leading group debriefings, individual consultations, and coordination of efforts with other key teams.
• Seeks clarification of information as needed and follows up on outstanding information that impacts final plans and referrals needed.
• Works collaboratively with employee and other enterprise stakeholder teams to ensure all appropriate resource referrals are made and followed up on.
• Ideal candidate is experienced in building programs that create community support for groups or individuals that are struggling.
• Knowledge of care for the caregiver programs or other peer supported intervention
• Role could be based in any region; travel across the system footprint is expected.
   

Position Details:

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education:

Master's Degree-Social Work (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Social Worker - Default Issuing Body

Skills:

Assessment And Diagnosis, Behavioral Therapy Management, Healthcare Industry, Health Care Policy And Ethics Compliance, Patients Rights, Psychotherapy, Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.