Social Worker - LCSW - Lourdes Main Campus
FMOL Health · Lafayette, LA · 2 wk ago
OTHRInternship
Responsibilities
- Counsels and evaluates patients for psychosocial issues.
- Provides individual and group psychotherapy.
- Coordinates interdisciplinary assessment processes.
- Completes psychosocial assessments within organizational guidelines.
- Conducts group and individual therapy and/or case management activities.
- Manages family meetings as needed.
- Develops and implements patient treatment plans based on thorough assessments.
- Schedules work and patient activities with flexibility.
- Provides 24-hour on-call coverage and manages crises.
- Demonstrates professional judgment in reporting suspected abuse or neglect.
- Documents patient interactions, activities, and treatment plans.
- Explains and discusses legal documents like living wills and durable powers of attorney.
- Follows discharge planning, evaluation, and chart documentation policies.
- Develops instructional materials for cardiac rehabilitation patients.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to improve processes and services.
- Acts as an information and referral source for community agencies.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
- Facilitates staff support groups and promotes a positive working environment.
- Participates in the development and implementation of the interdisciplinary treatment plan.
- Attends to treatment team activities and promotes a therapeutic milieu.
- Assists in the professional development of healthcare team members.
- Provides high-quality professional consultation and in-service education to medical and hospital staff.
Qualifications
- Licensed clinical social worker.
- Master's Degree.
- Crisis Intervention Training completed within 90 days of employment.
- Previous experience in social work.
- Proficiency in the English language, verbal and written communications, and basic computer skills.