Title:  Senior Medical Social Worker

Summary

The Baylor Teen Health Clinic currently provides pregnancy testing, family planning, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV/AIDS education and screening, primary healthcare, and case management services to teens, their partners, and adolescents in Harris County. The clinics provide services to teens from the age of 13-24.
 
Services We Provide:
• Comprehensive Exams (Male & Female)
• Gynecological services
• Birth control and family planning
• Sexually transmitted disease screening and treatment
• Primary healthcare
• Immunizations
• HIV/AIDS education and screening

Provides patient outreach, education and counseling in one of nine, Baylor Teen Health Clinic locations.  

Job Duties

• Interviews clients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to medical problems and history.
• Assesses each client during initial contact.
• Documents progress after client visits.
• Answers client calls and assesses need for services.
• Plans a course of treatment or refers clients to appropriate agencies and physicians.
• Conducts independent psychotherapies to assist patients in achieving positive psychological or social adjustments.
• Serves as a liaison between medical and nursing staff, clients, relatives and appropriate outside agencies.
• Arranges transportation for clients to physicians’ appointments.
• Responsible for entering additional information into other databases, such as HIV and STI results.
• Responsible for community outreach to promote our clinic to high risk areas of Harris County.
• Improve access to healthcare for teens and young adults through a primary focus on prevention, intervention and education.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from a school approved by the Council on Social Work Education.
• One year of relevant experience.
• Licensure as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) by The Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (TSBSWE).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with HIV positive patients.