Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Summary

Join Strive Health, a company transforming kidney care, and become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). You will provide support to patients with complex health needs, working both in-person and remotely. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments, providing counseling, locating community resources, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree in Social Work, relevant experience, and a state-specific LCSW license. Strive Health offers a hybrid-remote work environment and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement support, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) required
• 1+ years experience working in a clinical setting
• State-specific social work licensure to practice clinically (LCSW, etc.)
• Proof of passing Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Exam
• Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver’s license, allowing for the ability to travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs. Locations may include offices, clinics, and patient homes
• Provides in-person patient care which may include standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting
• Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms

Responsibilities

• Uses theories of human behavior and environment to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and provides supportive counseling tailored to individual patient need
• Establishes themselves as an authority on the social determinants of health and psychosocial aspects of kidney care by coaching interdisciplinary market team to identify the interacting physical, social, and psychological concomitants of chronic kidney disease for patients and their families
• Locates and maintains resources for a wide range of community services, including providers of health care, mental health, substance abuse treatment, income maintenance programs, transportation services, support groups, local, state and federal agencies, etc
• Uses motivational interviewing, patient activation measures, and behavior change techniques to drive the dynamic and interactive process of developing patient-centered goals, creating care plans to achieve goals, and increasing overall health literacy and patient engagement
• Collaborates with Strive team members and external multidisciplinary treatment teams including patients’ primary care, nephrology, dialysis, and transplant providers to effectively bridge, communicate, and navigate across the healthcare ecosystem
• Educates and supports patient and family through adjustment to chronic illness and treatment as related to quality of life (Physical, sexual, and emotional relationship problems; Educational, vocational, and activity of daily living problems; Conflict resolution; Advance Care Planning and End of Life Planning) through direct patient care and virtual patient education

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with team and partners
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills, excellent communication, and ability to teach others
• Practices with a value-based mindset to improve patient outcomes
• Bi-Lingual Spanish speaker

Benefits

• Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits
• Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts
• Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based discretionary bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources
• Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, flexible vacation time, sick time , and paid bi rthgiving , bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leave s
• Wellness & Growth – Family forming s ervices through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks , mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend