Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Blackfoot Medical Center

Duties And Responsibilities

• Completes initial screening of patients referred from primary care providers to determine disposition and needs
• Employs a wide range of interventions, such as care coordination/case management, risk screening and behavior change, educational information, referrals, and safety planning
• Offers solutions to road blocks while implementing programs
• Makes follow-ups with clinic staff for high risk patients
• Maintains care plans based on patient responses and provider directions
• Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patients age
• Knowledgeable of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition
• Formulates a teaching plan based on identified patient learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning, family is included in teaching as appropriate
• Able to perform treatments and provide services and education to level of licensure
• Advocates on behalf of patients and their families to gain access to services and resources
• Provides provider support in complex cases
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families
• Functions as a liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families
• Functions as a liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers
• Serves the adult population with behavioral health needs, including but not limited to: outpatient individual or group therapy, psychopharmacology, partial hospital programs and inpatient programs, and self-management tools
• Effectively tracks and documents calls, outreach, case reviews, and outcomes of referrals in EMR system

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Current BLS certification including training on defibrillators and renewal as required
• Equipment/Technology: Business machines operation required and proficient in MS Office and Excel
• Ability to learn complex phone systems and hospital information system
• Must be a great listener and have the ability to communicate expertly and appropriately in English with a diverse group of people
• Must be even-tempered and able to make sound decisions and judgments
• Must have the ability to prioritize multiple and competing customer and staff needs
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills by treating others with politeness and civility
• Strives for daily excellence in all verbal and nonverbal communications