Social Service Clinician Per Diem
Job Relationships
Reports to: Director of Social Services, and Operations Manager,
supervises: None, or Social Work Volunteers or social work students as assigned by Director of Social Services
Other Relationships: Other Social Services staff, clinical unit-based staff, Unit Chief, other team members
Qualifications
- MSW: Education - MSW or masters degree in counseling
- BSW: Education - Bachelors degree in social work or other behavioral health specialty.
Standards
- Mental Demands: Able to tolerate the stress of multiple demands of working in a fast-paced environment and dealing with multi-disciplinary staff and difficult patient population
Responsibilities
- Provides a well-focused psychosocial and discharge planning assessment of patient and family to develop a treatment plan and goals, appropriate to the age of the patient.
- Engages and communicates with patients and families in a direct, empathic manner adapting approaches as necessary according to their age specific sensory, cognitive, and social abilities/needs.
- Gathers, assesses, and interprets psychosocial data demonstrating awareness of age specific factors such as signs of abuse, educational needs, functional deficits, etc.
- Completes discharge planning and psychosocial assessment resulting in an identification of the patients current and as appropriate past life crisis and probable discharge plan needs.
- Completes appropriate intervention plans on the interdisciplinary treatment plan within 72 hours.
- Can advocate and communicate the familys expectations and perspectives and the impact of stress and illness on their individual and family functioning.
- Identifies and contributes knowledge of the impact of ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, gender and sexual orientation on treatment and well-being.
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of different therapy modalities depending on the age of the patient by written and verbal contributions to treatment and discharge planning.
- Advocates for the patient and family within the hospital and community.
- Completes appropriate documentation in a timely fashion.
- Provides information, education and support to patients, families, and other involved professionals in the treatment process to enhance their understanding of the patients illness, prognosis, treatment and recommendations, e.g., ability to provide age-specific data to other caregivers, e.g., knowledge of how to access community resources, knows eligibility criteria, types of services and clinical information necessary for referral, key diagnostic and psychosocial data.
- Documents significant patient and family encounters as well as contacts with other professionals and community agencies.
- Completes Social Services record forms promptly and accurately.
- Documents the discharge plan in the EMR.
- Assists team to identify appropriate resources that meet patient/family level of care needs that are within patients financial, transportation or other constraints.
- Takes an active role in providing continued communication and information between the treatment team and community agencies and professionals (unless delegated to another team member).
- Keeps current knowledge of community resources as demonstrated by providing accurate information on the availability of resources to staff, patients, and families including what is not available due to restrictions, costs suitability or lack of resources.
- Demonstrates patient and family involvement in the discharge planning process via written documentation.
- Performs all initial reviews of all (100%) cases within 24 hours.
- Performs all concurrent review procedures: pre-admission, admission, continued stay and discharge utilizing established hospital criteria as well as criteria set by ERO.
- Manages the process of expedited reviews and appeals according to department policy and external requirements.
- Manages the process of denial of benefits according to regulatory agency requirements and insures notification of both internal and external customers.
- Maintains accurate and up to date written and computerized records of all cases and all cases in review.
- Regularly provides feedback to clinical team on benefits and utilization issues related to case.
- Maintains computer skills necessary to complete all work.
- Attends yearly educational fair.
- Is knowledgeable about risk management, safety and infection control procedures demonstrated by compliance with requirements.
- Consistently adheres to Butler Hospital service standards.
- Attend supervision on regular basis, takes responsibility for seeking supervision or consultation when necessary.
- Participates in own performance appraisal by reviewing progress with Department Head or designee and by identifying own individual goals in any areas needing improvement.
- Reviews current literature in the field as demonstrated by sharing knowledge at patient care, department, and hospital meetings.
- Participates in the following activities as appropriate: - continued professional education - involvement in professional organizations - research activities - community mental health activities such as serving on committee - publishing on subjects in the field
- Regularly reviews department Policy and Procedure Manual.
Pay
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Schedule
Mon.-Fri. 7:30am - 4:00pm
Benefits
N/A
Pay
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Benefits
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EEOC Statement
Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
Americans with Disability Act Statement
External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.
Position
Job Title: Social Services Clinician
Department
BH-Social Services
Operating Unit
Butler Hospital
Location
Providence, RI
Job Status
Per Diem
Shift
Days
Operating Hours
Mon.-Fri. 7:30am - 4:00pm
Employer
Care New England Health System (CNE)
Employer Website
https://www.carenewengland.org
Employer Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Fax Number
(401) 455-4001
Employer Email
hr@carenewengland.org
Employer Contact Name
Human Resources
Employer Contact Position
Human Resources
Employer Contact Title
Human Resources
Employer Contact Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Contact Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Contact Fax Number
(401) 455-4001
Employer Contact Email
hr@carenewengland.org
Employer Contact Name
Human Resources
Employer Contact Position
Human Resources
Employer Contact Title
Human Resources
Employer Contact Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Contact Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Contact Fax Number
(401) 455-4001
Employer Contact Email
hr@carenewengland.org
Employer Contact Name
Human Resources
Employer Contact Position
Human Resources
Employer Contact Title
Human Resources
Employer Contact Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Contact Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Contact Fax Number
(401) 455-4001
Employer Contact Email
hr@carenewengland.org
Employer Contact Name
Human Resources
Employer Contact Position
Human Resources
Employer Contact Title
Human Resources
Employer Contact Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Contact Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Contact Fax Number
(401) 455-4001
Employer Contact Email
hr@carenewengland.org
Employer Contact Name
Human Resources
Employer Contact Position
Human Resources
Employer Contact Title
Human Resources
Employer Contact Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Contact Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Contact Fax Number
(401) 455-4001
Employer Contact Email
hr@carenewengland.org
Employer Contact Name
Human Resources
Employer Contact Position
Human Resources
Employer Contact Title
Human Resources
Employer Contact Address
Butler Hospital
101 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
Employer Contact Phone Number
(401) 455-4000
Employer Contact Fax Number
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