Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

About the Role

The Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker autonomously obtains and synthesizes bio-psycho-social information to assess, treat, and develop safe discharge plans for patients. This role involves providing assessment, counseling, group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, advocacy, family education, discharge planning, and referrals. The position floats to all mental health units as assigned, including the Mental Health Emergency Department, Tele-health, and the Adult Partial Program, and acts as a member of managed care provider panels.

Responsibilities

• Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs, and core values of the organization.
• Conducts psychosocial interviews of patients, their families, and collateral resources to determine presenting issues, potential causes, and their impact on functioning and health.
• Utilizes clinical skills to form a need- and strength-based clinical assessment from all available information.
• Synthesizes information to ensure all risk factors, acuity, and treatment options are considered.
• Works with patients in acute psychological crisis who may display a lack of family support, limited community provider network, minimal insight, or significant coping deficits.
• Provides autonomous consultation and makes recommendations to the treatment team regarding appropriate courses of action and treatment.
• Establishes an interdisciplinary psychosocial treatment plan with short-term and long-term goals.
• Promotes and teaches patients coping strategies for stressful situations, aiming for practical and manageable solutions.
• Engages in discharge planning to identify patient needs, secure adequate resources, and ensure a safe post-hospital plan.
• Facilitates group therapy using appropriate counseling approaches.
• Supervises Masters Social Worker (MSW) students and may supervise Licensed Clinical Social Worker colleagues seeking LICSW licensure.
• Utilizes Trauma Informed Care Principles.
• Maintains patient medical records.
• Follows all rules, regulations, laws, and standards of oversight agencies, as well as organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Current licensure as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of prior acute care psychiatric experience with the client population to be served.