Social Worker, Per Diem

About the role

As a Social Worker, you will be an active participant in the healthcare team, providing direct and indirect care to patients, families, and legal guardians. You will deliver clinical social work services in partnership with physicians, nurse practitioners, and direct care staff, including administering biopsychosocial assessments, multidisciplinary treatment planning, case management, individual and family therapy, and systems interventions focused on comprehensive discharge strategies and aftercare planning. Additional responsibilities include assisting with insurance utilization review and providing liaison services to patients, family/guardians, the hospital, and outside community agencies and programs as needed for care coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical social work services in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and direct care staff
• Administer biopsychosocial assessments and multidisciplinary treatment planning
• Conduct case management, individual and family therapy, and systems interventions
• Develop comprehensive discharge strategies and aftercare plans
• Assist with insurance utilization review
• Act as a liaison between patients, family/guardians, the hospital, and outside community agencies and programs

Requirements

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or license eligibility for Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Clinical Master’s Degree
• Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Certification, required within 30 days of hire
• Sufficient typing and computer skills to facilitate use of Electronic Health Record; experience with Electronic Health Record, including Medsphere/Vista preferred

Qualifications

• LICSW or LMHC with prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health or acute care setting preferred
• Prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health setting, short-term treatment and/or acute care preferred
• Advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses
• Experience with risk and safety assessment
• Understanding of appropriate community support and systems available to patients after discharge
• Competency and knowledge base to work in an acute inpatient setting
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Pay

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience and licensure status, ranging from $64,000 to $75,000.