Social Work Supervisor

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The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Adolescent Behavioral Health (BH) Social Work Supervisor is integrated within the Adolescent Medicine outpatient clinic to function as a member of a trauma-informed, culturally competent, interdisciplinary team to provide screening, evidence-based treatments, and care coordination for adolescents and their families. This position works with a variety of professionals representing various disciplines related to patients' specific needs, including pediatric and adolescent medicine providers, psychiatrists, and dietitians. Care coordination is administered across multiple clinical locations where Adolescent Medicine provides care, including outpatient offices in Raleigh and Chapel Hill.

This position relies upon sound knowledge of social work principles, needs, and practices, and provides patient care, program leadership, and supervision of other social work practitioners working within the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The individual in this role will have expertise in the health needs of adolescents and demonstrate the following competencies:

Patient Care:
The majority of the Adolescent Behavioral Health Social Work Supervisor's time is spent in direct patient care providing mental health evaluation and treatment. Additionally, this individual leads in implementing the integrated behavioral health model within the UNC Children's Adolescent Medicine Clinic.

Leadership:
The supervisor will also demonstrate leadership through personnel management, providing clinical supervision for LCSWAs in accordance with the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board ( NCSWCLB) regulations. Typically, this includes providing supervision to 1-2 LCSWAs.

The individual will serve as a coach and assist with care debriefing, as well as training and sharing resources with the team.

Bachelor's degree in a Human Services discipline and three years of experience related to the area of assignment. Some positions may require certification to practice as a certified or licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification Board.

Licensed in one of the following areas:
- LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Or other equivalent licensure

Experience with mental health evaluation and treatment for adolescents. Demonstrated experience with effective verbal and written communication skills related to treatment planning. Prefer experience with Epic Electronic Health Record. Prefer experience working with diverse and underprivileged populations.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.