Social Service Clinician Per Diem

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions—Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group—is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in important discussions about health and end-of-life wishes. CNE is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in efforts to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ethical and collaborative behavior to ensure quality of care and promote positive department and program relationships.
• 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.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge base of clinical practice through written documentation and contributions at team meetings and patient-related meetings.
• Implements the treatment plan to achieve the treatment goals relative to age-specific needs.
• Coordinates with the treatment team in facilitating an optimal discharge plan for patients, demonstrating knowledge of general and age-specific resources including availability, eligibility, cost factors, and types of service.
• Completes appropriate documentation in a timely fashion.
• Participates in the training and in-service education of Social Services staff and other health professionals, providing consultation, supervision, and teaching as assigned.
• In collaboration with the treatment team, performs utilization review functions and serves as the primary liaison with EROs.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional career growth and maintains core age-specific and specialty competency for all patient populations.
• Observes relevant hospital and department policies and procedures including risk management, infection control, and safety.
• Consistently adheres to Butler Hospital service standards.

Requirements

• Master's in Social Work.
• Experience in a psychiatric setting is preferred.
• Training and experience in relation to the population served is necessary, particularly with specialty units or continuing education/in-services in that area will be required.
• Interest and commitment in the programs at Butler Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown.
• Able to tolerate the stress of multiple demands of working in a fast-paced environment and dealing with multi-disciplinary staff and difficult patient populations.