Social Worker

About the role

The Social Worker at Hampstead Hospital provides therapeutic and case management services to patients and their families. This position collaborates closely with aftercare providers and other stakeholders to ensure a seamless continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Conducts individual, family, and group therapy as needed
• Participates in treatment planning
• Develops psychosocial formulations
• Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a smooth patient transition planning
• Provides direct and indirect social work services to patients and their families, including group and individual counseling, case management, psychosocial assessments, aftercare planning, and facilitating family meetings
• Coordinates discharge planning and continuing care plans in accordance with treatment team recommendations, policies, and standards
• Provides clinical consultations to other treatment team members and plays a key role in training multidisciplinary staff
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with other community healthcare providers
• Provides consultation to collateral outpatient providers, residential programs, and schools
• Performs level-of-care assessments and related pre-certification reviews with insurance companies
• Completes and reviews documentation in accordance with all Joint Commission, Medicaid and Medicare standards applicable to Social Work
• LICSWs may provide direct clinical supervision and mentoring to less experienced social workers
• Promotes the hospital's culture of patient safety in a non-punitive atmosphere; reports medical errors and significant events; participates in hospital safety training programs and Performance Improvement activities

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related fields from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards
• Licenses eligible clinicians are required to pursue LICSW licensure
• BLS Certification
• CPI Certification (within 3 months of hire)