Social Worker MSW- Geropsyche- Full Time- Days

About the job

The Inpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker cares for adult patients with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders; maintains a safe patient care environment; assesses and evaluates the patient’s health status and patient/family significant other’s response to illness. Coordinates and guides plan of care to expedite recovery and discharge of patient.

What You’ll Do

• Patient Facilitation:
  • Collaborates and participates with the primary nurse and the multidisciplinary team in the ongoing clinical social work assessment of patient’s status/care management.
  • Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of integrated clinical pathways.
  • Provides supportive counseling and crisis intervention for patient/family as needed.
  • Maintains patient’s progress to ensure care is appropriate and timely.
  • Serves as a resource to staff and assists in day to day psychosocially based problem resolution.
  • Participates in daily unit rounds.
  • Provides counseling and assistance with Advance Care Directives.
  • Advocates for the patient to ensure quality outcomes.
  • Coordinates and facilitates family meetings.
• Utilization Management/Managed Care Interventions:
  • Intervenes with appropriate individuals/departments regarding delays in service that may have an impact on quality of patient care and/or length of stay.
  • Collaborates with case manager to assess for patient’s clinical course to verify patient’s continued need for acute hospital level of care.
  • Explores strategies to reduce length of stay and resource consumption with optimal patient outcomes.
  • Interprets federal and state regulations pertaining to coverage issues and provides education to patient and family.
• Quality Management:
  • Conducts assigned quality management activities to improve patient care and service.
  • Participates as part of the interdisciplinary team in the development or revision of hospital policies/procedures pertaining to patient care processes.
  • Affords assistance in the identification of organizational priorities for improvement.
  • Identifies and collects clinical data in support of quality, risk management, utilization, infection control and resource utilization etc.
  • Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review activities/outcomes/issues related to assigned unit.
  • Serves as a resource for process improvement tools and techniques.
• Discharge Planning:
  • Assesses patient/family adaptation to illness/disability and capacity to provide for patient’s care needs via biopsychosocial assessment.
  • Serves as a resource/liaison to community social service agencies relative to identified patient/family needs.
  • Serves as a resource to the interdisciplinary team for discharge planning options through daily rounds and discharge planning rounds.
  • Addresses financial concerns which may impact discharge planning and optimal patient care.
  • Develops a comprehensive discharge plan for socially complex patients.
  • Collaborates with community social services agencies to enhance discharge planning and continuity of care.
  • Facilitates and coordinates non-medical/social/culturally complex discharge planning, including but not limited to Hospice, Nursing Home Placement, Homemakers and Community based Social Services.
  • (i.e., HCBC, Adult Day Care, In Home Adult Care, Companion Program, Emergency Responses Systems etc.).

Essential Job Function

• Master of Science in Social Work or closely related field required; NH LICSW preferred
• One (1) to three (3) years of experience in a health care system, preferably in a hospital setting
• Excellent clinical documentation, and successful usage of EMR systems preferred
• Ability to deliver patient care in a manner consistent that is appropriate to the patient’s age, physical ability and intellectual development
• Ability to endure periods of heavy workload or stress
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and respond appropriately to unexpected situations
• Ability to transport self to and from off-site locations
• Ability to plan and perform diversified duties requiring an extensive knowledge of a particular field and the use of a wide range of procedures
• Involves the exercise of judgment in the analysis of facts and conditions regarding individual problems or transactions to determine what actions should be taken, within the limits of standard practice
• Ability to work with other members of the healthcare team and community to provide

Who You Are

• Short term, long term disability, Accident insurance, & life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Accrued earned time for full-time & part-time employees
• 403b Retirement plans, with generous employer contributions
• And more!

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:30 AM-5 PM