SOCIAL WORKER (MSW)

Responsibilities

• Provides direct high quality psychotherapy services to patients in assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning.
• Affords assistance to patients and their families in understanding and adjusting to diagnoses and potential treatments.
• Helps identify resources during treatment and after discharge.
• Designs and implements a treatment plan of care for patients based on a thorough assessment of the patient’s symptom presentation, professional/referral input and all other available data.
• Participates in referral development processes and is an active member of the referral development team.
• Actively involved in assessing patient progress and communicating results and trends to supervisor and treatment team.
• Conducts individual and/or psychotherapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displays sufficient theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and effective treatment techniques.
• Provides appropriate education, resources and support for patients before, during, and after treatment.
• Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient family, nursing staff and attending physician.
• Displays thorough knowledge of referral/placement process and available community resources and makes effective contact with disposition sources.
• Completes progress notes and assessments according to program procedures.
• Actively involved in measuring patient performance; communicates results and trends to supervisor. Provides feedback to supervisor on an ongoing basis in regard to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
• Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary and treatment teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree (Master of Social Work - MSW) required.
• Minimum five years' experience.
• Completes competent, clear progress notes and assessments according to program policies and procedures.
• Crisis prevention experience.
• Ability to manage anger, fear hostility and violence of others.
• Ability to manage stress appropriately.
• Proficient in applicable software applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Communicates effectively with other professionals and support staff to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Above average organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.