SOCIAL WORKER

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DEPT NAME: Social Services

FLSA STATUS: o EXEMPT o NON-EXEMPT

REPORTS TO: CNO

DATE CREATED: 5/31/2022

DATE REVISED: 5/31/2022

POSITION SUMMARY

Directs, plans, organizes, and implements quality social services for hospital patients, nursing home residents, behavioral health patients, and families in accordance with Federal, State and local regulations and requirements. Works in collaboration with case manager/discharge planner, LCSWs, and the hospital staff to manage the patient needs for a safe discharge, transfer to another facility, or other needs.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

• Licensed Master's degree-level clinician in Social Work, with 2 years of experience in behavioral health and/or Clinical Social Work Inter working towards completion of LCSW, licensure.
• Licenses must be active and unrestricted.
• Basic Microsoft Word skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in a related mental health environment.
• Case management experience.
• Experience in managed care.

PHYSICIAL DEMANDS: For physical demands and working conditions, see next page.

TASK LETTER CODE

PRIMARY DUTIES

(Are the essential job tasks or primary responsibilities that the individual who holds the position mist be able to perform unaided or with the assistance of an accommodation. For example: DO (action verb) WHAT (object) Collects vitals from patients at the being of the visit according to clinic protocol.

% OF TIME PERFORMING DUTY

A

Primary Responsibilities for In-Patient ER/Hospital:

• Assesses patient and family psychosocial needs and develops plan of care in concert with patient, physicians, nurses, and other members of the departmental team.
• Links patients/family to appropriate community resources including but not limited to, information/referral to sources of financial assistance, transportation, support groups, and other community services.
• Documents patient/family status, diagnosis, treatment plan, goals, interventions, evaluation results, observations, and progress in medical record.
• Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, insurance company, community agencies and others as needed to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides discharge planning based on meeting identified goals of the treatment plan anywhere.

B

Primary Responsibilities for Behavioral Health:

• Assesses patient and family psychosocial needs and develops plan of care in concert with patient, physicians, nurses, and other members of the departmental team.
• Links patients/family to appropriate community resources including but not limited to, information/referral to sources of financial assistance, transportation, support groups, and other community services.
• Documents patient/family status, diagnosis, treatment plan, goals, and interventions, evaluation results, observations and progress in medical record.
• Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, insurance company, community agencies and others as needed to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides discharge planning based on meeting identified goals of the treatment plan anywhere.

• Complete all notes in the prescribed timeline.
• Comply with all regulations.
• Develop and coordinate therapeutic program services on the behavioral health program unit.
• Educate patients and families on signs and symptoms of illness to prevent re-hospitalization and improve disease management skills.
• Ensure the clinic operates within all regulations.
• Provide social service functions in the behavioral healthcare setting, including assessments, treatment planning, discharge planning, and case management to patients and families.
• Provide the best possible patient care.
• Serve as a resource person to healthcare professionals concerning psycho-social problems and community resources.
• Work with ethics, kindness, and accountability to enhance the quality of life for our patients.

C

The CSW-I applicant must be able to demonstrate:

The ability to diagnose, assess, and treat mental and emotional conditions

Comprehensive psychosocial assessment including knowledge and utilization of Mental Status Exams (MSE) Determination of diagnosis, i.e. use of the DSM

Development of treatment plans with specific goals

Various clinical intervention approaches

Document and review of treatment outcomes

Knowledge of psychopharmacology

Knowledge of addictions and the related clinical interventions

Suicidal/homicidal evaluations and interventions

Abuse/neglect evaluations and interventions

Experience with a range of clientele

D

The skills and professional conduct necessary for continuing competency

Establish professional clinical relationships initiating and sustaining a worker/client relationship based in social work standards of professional conduct that strengthens the client.

Appropriate use of self with clients and colleagues the separation of personal issues from professional responsibility and relationships

Commitment to the social work profession and services to clientele

Application of social work values and ethics

Knowledge and application of human behavior and the social environment

Recognize and reinforce the clients prerogative of self-determination

Utilize supervision for critical review of practice

E

O

Other related duties as assigned.