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Our Cooper Team is growing! Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey. Our system includes Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which provides high-quality pediatric care and is South Jersey’s only state-designated children’s hospital. If you’re ready to make an impact on the life of a child, join us today as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative (PPC) program.
The Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative (PPC) program is an innovative state-funded grant program designed to ensure screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children presenting in pediatric primary care settings with behavioral health disorders. This program is composed of pediatrician screening and assessment, education, including guidance on behavioral health issues for parents and education for clinicians/staff at the practice sites and integrated care management between pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and community mental health agencies.
A day in the life of a LCSW in the PPC includes:
- Phone assessment of youth who screen positively for behavioral health concerns in pediatrician’s offices
- Care coordination with pediatrician and families
- Case consultation with Child Psychiatrist
- Promotion of services in coordination with the Clinical Program Manager
Qualified candidates must have clinical experience working with pediatric/adolescent behavioral health patients as a licensed clinician, as well as strong phone communication skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team setting, and strong organizational and time management skills. Candidates who are bilingual (English/Spanish) are preferred.
Visit our jobs site for more details and apply to join our Cooper Team today.
At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation, comprehensive employee benefits programs, attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.
Please feel free to refer a friend to these openings! To see additional opportunities available at Cooper and to apply, please visit jobs.cooperhealth.org.
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