What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker I - Inpatient Program - PRN position at Acadia Behavioral Health (Pioneer Behavioral Health)?
Employment Type: Part-Time
Hours Per Week: 40
Job Description
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to discuss psychosocial assessment, treatment planning and ongoing discharge planning.
- Conduct crisis intervention with the supervision of Program Director and/or Charge Nurse.
- Conduct educational lectures for patients and families, at admission, during facility stay and after discharge, as indicated.
- Document patient progress and participation in process groups and educational lectures.
- Serves as a liaison between clinical staff and patients, keeping staff informed of high risk issues.
- On an on-going basis identify potential patient problems and discuss them in the multidisciplinary treatment meeting.
- On an on-going basis, participate in monitoring treatment outcome.
- Appropriate documentation completed in accordance with federal, state and Joint Commission regulations. In addition to department and facility policy and procedure.
- Communicate continually with the patients and staff.
- Communicate with the patients/families to ensure understanding of treatment protocols as indicated.
- Manages caseload and assumes responsibility for patient chard documentation and ensures comprehensive treatment delivery.
- Is the liaison between patients and assigned psychiatrist ensuring psychiatrist is aware of patient behaviors and needs observed by hospital staff.
- Manages psychiatry visits, charts and patients M-F to ensure streamline procedure with daily psychiatry visits.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education
- Masters in counseling psychology, social work or related field.
License
- AMFT, LMFT, APCC, LPCC, ACSW, or LCSW or similar licensure required. Supervision is provided for Associate Level employees.
- First Aid, CPR, de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
COMPENSATION
Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.
SJBH Range = $33.00/hour - $50.00/hour - DOE
Salary : $33 - $50
