Social Worker - Bilingual Spanish/English - Trauma Recovery Center, Surgery

Summary 

The Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, is seeking a clinically licensed, bilingual (Spanish and English) social worker to join the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.  The Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (TACS) has an immediate opening for a clinically licensed social worker who is fluent in both Spanish and English with experience providing clinical services to adolescents and adults. This is a unique position; the TACS Psychology program recently received a grant from the National Alliance for Trauma Recovery Centers to start Milwaukee’s first Trauma Recovery Center (MKE TRC).

This position will be providing evidence based, culturally responsive care to adolescent and adult survivors of violence and their families. Clinical experience is preferred, with training and supervision provided to qualified candidates in the care of adults and adolescents. This is a multidisciplinary clinic to provide mental health care; the clinical social worker will have a case load, engage in case management, group supervision, and ongoing training in a new and dynamic clinic environment. The social worker will work along-side psychologists, other social workers, and a psychiatrist, along with community stakeholders and organizations.

This social worker will join a dynamic division where there will be possibilities to engage in training, research, and clinical innovation. There is a strong trauma psychology research program within the division and there will be multiple opportunities for cross collaboration.  

Primary Responsibilities  

Clinical Intervention, Consultation, Psychotherapy, Outreach and Case management:

• Conducts clinical intakes of new clients using trauma-informed approach and identifies service needs when appropriate. Assessment includes identifying presenting problems, psychosocial history, mental status exam, and DSM-5 diagnosis.

• Clinical services also include short-term, trauma-informed individual and group psychotherapy as

• well as comprehensive clinical case management, liaison with other health care providers, and

  referral and accompaniment to community services when appropriate.

• Caseload consists of complex clients, all of whom have histories of trauma, including acute and

• Utilizes knowledge of the mental health, medical, and community resources in Milwaukee and maintains familiarity with new programs.

• Develops a comprehensive treatment and service plan for each client, integrating knowledge from a wide range of human service resources.

Clinical Supervision, Teaching, Training, and Program Development:

• May provide supervision to clinical interns

• Participates in in-service trainings and case conferences

• Conducts community presentations

• May assist with program development, including identification and implementation of types of appropriate measurement-guided mental health treatment

Record Keeping and Administration and Other Duties:

• Maintain client records according to Wisconsin requirements

• Records data in client’s chart

• Meets program productivity standards; completes productivity forms, clinical documentation and other documentation of services in a timeline fashion

• Engages in all required trainings for the TRC

• Assists in processing quality improvement requests

• Assists in data collection for program evaluation and research purposes; Works collaboratively with the TRC Research Team

• Attends staff meetings and other assigned meetings, participates in training sessions

• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications 

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree 

Minimum Required Experience: 3 years 

Preferred Education: Master’s degree in social work (MSW) or Doctor of Social Work degree (DSW).               

Preferred Experience: Demonstrated fluency in both Spanish and English, including the ability to provide clinical services in both languages. Preference for candidates with experience in evidence-based care for trauma related disorders and distress, including prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, etc. Experience providing culturally responsive care.  Minimum 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience (including 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact) post-certification as an Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW), and pass the ASWB Clinical Exam

Required Certification/Licensure(s):  Wisconsin provider status or certification/Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Physical Requirements 

Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously. 

Work Environment 

Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment. 

Sensory Acuity 

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects. 

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Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.

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