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Park Nicollet Health Services Social Worker (Struthers Parkinson's Center) in Golden Valley, Minnesota
Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Social Worker to join our specialty care programs - Struthers Parkinson's Center & Center for Memory & Aging at the Health Partners Neuroscience Center in St Paul! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. Position Summary: Provides direct social work services to patients, extending services to family members in need of identified social worker services, providing them with psychosocial and environmental support. Makes available a full range of treatment modalities with individuals, families, and groups, based on social work assessment and diagnosis. Coordinates social work services with other departments and providers within the Park Nicollet Health Services i.e., hospice, hospital and clinic based social workers and out of system providers. Provides social work services to the patient and associated community. May provide clinical supervision to other Social Workers. Works with physicians, nurse clinicians, other medical/surgical specialists, and other Park Nicollet Health Services employees. Contact with patients and their families. Struthers Parkinson's Center & Center for Memory & Aging programs both serve patients & families through comprehensive assessment, interdisciplinary treatment, support, research & education. Our goal is to improve quality of life and help patients live well during all stages of Parkinson's disease & related movement disorders & dementias. This position will be a part of the social work team serving the Golden Valley site but will practice at our St Paul location. The role will be a combination of clinical care, support group facilitation and patient/family/community education. Seeking an independent candidate to partner with great teams and foster strong programs. Work Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Required Qualifications: Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination: Master's degree in social work. Licensure/ Registration/ Certification: Must be licensed as Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or LISW. Current license to practice social work in the state of Minnesota. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Requires basic computer/keyboarding skills. Demonstrates ability to conduct individual and group therapy sessions. Demonstrates ability to coordinate and facilitate group interactions. Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients. Individuals are responsible for the travel arrangements required to meet the expectations of the position. Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software desired. Benefits: Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. We are committed to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. A culture where every person feels welcome, included, and valued. It s an important part of our Head + Heart, Together culture, and critical to our success.