Sr. Clinical Consultant Social Worker (LISW/LPCC)

Responsibilities

• Advanced Clinical Assessment: Conducts patient/family/significant other interviews, chart reviews, and professional collaboration to obtain and interpret information pertaining to patient/client biopsychosocial functioning. Develops care plan, including discharge plan, incorporating medical plan of care.
• Advanced Intervention Management: Develops a plan of intervention based upon assessment to resolve identified problems and/or to support and enhance biopsychosocial functioning. Through individual, family, or group modalities, employs clinical intervention skills including, but not limited to, treatment planning; continuum of care planning (including discharge planning); supportive counseling; crisis intervention; specialized problem oriented planning and intervention; and educational counseling.
• Advanced Population Management: Coordinates clinical and financial outcomes of an assigned population. Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff and external organizations to achieve timely, cost-effective management of patient care. Monitors for quality and type of services delivered to patients, ensuring management within established parameters. Functions as a liaison to the payer to manage the post-discharge financial resources and ensure expected treatment process, progress, and discharge plan. Monitors and ensures completeness of all assigned patients in areas of treatment plan and timely reports.
• Documentation and Regulatory Compliance: Thoroughly documents assessments and interventions in patient’s medical record and information systems in accordance with department standards. Complies with internal and external documentation requirements as related to specific patient/system needs and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains Awareness: Maintains awareness of current hospital, community services and appropriate care options that can assist patient/clinical biopsychosocial functioning. Provides information as well as facilitates successful linkages between those services and the patient/client.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree: Social Work (Required)
• LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - Social Work Certification and Licensure Board
• LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors - American Counseling Association