Social Work Practitioner

Posting Information Department OBGYN-Horizons-412480 Career Area Other Is this an internal only recruitment? No Posting Open Date 09/08/2023 Application Deadline 12/14/2023 Position Type Permanent Staff (SHRA) Position Title Social Work Practitioner - Contributing Salary Grade Equivalent GN07 Working Title Social Work Practitioner Position Number 20035106 Vacancy ID P018116 Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Permanent If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment Hours per week 40 Work Schedule Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Work Location Chapel Hill, NC Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $31,200 - $45,000 Pay Band Information To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.
Position Summary Information Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit 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.
Position Summary UNC Horizons is a perinatal/maternal substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program in the OB-GYN Department at the University of North Carolina.
This program provides comprehensive substance use outpatient and residential treatment for pregnant women and women with children in Orange and Wake Counties in NC.
This position will be located at the Horizons office in Carrboro, NC.
The Horizons site in Carrboro provides outpatient SUD treatment, including SACOT, SAIOP, and traditional outpatient services.
Horizons also runs its own OB/GYN, psychiatry and pediatric clinics in Carrboro, and its own licensed child development center.
The primary purpose of this position is to provide group treatment services to the women in the SACOT and SAIOP programs in Carrboro, and to provide case management and individual support services in the Perinatal Program and outpatient programs.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services discipline with coursework 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.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Not applicable.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Peer Support Specialist credential preferred.
Experience working with women struggling with substance use disorders and experience in a perinatal setting preferred.
In addition, we would prefer a candidate with: Knowledge of peer support principles and clinical boundaries.
Skill in case management, advocacy, and group facilitation.
Knowledge of the needs and concerns of women, including some exposure to issues such as childhood and adult trauma, domestic violence, sexual assault, pregnancy/parenting, and legal and economic difficulties.
Ability to work with women from varying incomes, ages, ethnic/racial groups, lifestyles.
Knowledge of residential treatment environments.
Specialized knowledge of motivational interviewing, 12-step Philosophy, trauma therapies, and recovery principals.
Required Licenses/Certifications Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities Not Applicable.
Position/Schedule Requirements Evening work occasionally, On-call occasionally, Patient care involved, Valid NC Driver’s License