Behavioral Health Social Worker
About The Position
The Behavioral Health Social Worker participates in patient assessment, counseling, support, and resource linkage. The role provides counseling to patients and families and organizes and leads support groups. The social worker collaborates with physicians and other medical staff to help patients understand treatment options and make informed decisions, and provides casework services in acute care, outpatient, and community settings. The position contributes to comprehensive patient care by assessing patient and family needs and connecting them with support and resources. The social worker assesses patients’ psychosocial histories and cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interviews, and clinical data. The role identifies patient needs and available resources, provides social casework as part of an interdisciplinary team, and advocates for patients by communicating with patients, families, and staff about ethical dilemmas and unmet needs. The social worker builds trusting relationships to support adjustment to illness and loss and decision-making about treatment and care, and educates patients and families about illness, health maintenance, treatment options, and appropriate levels of care.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
- One year of related clinical experience.
- Current state license as a Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
- Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ psychosocial histories and cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interviews, and clinical data.
- Identify patient needs and current resources, including financial resources, patient rights, insurance, and family support.
- Provide social casework services as part of an interdisciplinary approach.
- Advocate for patients by communicating with patients, families, and staff regarding ethical dilemmas and unmet needs, and explore alternative ways to meet patient needs.
- Build trusting relationships with patients and families to support adjustment to illness and loss and decision-making about treatment and care.
- Provide education to increase patient and family knowledge of illness, health maintenance, treatment options, and appropriate levels of care.
- Provide counseling, support, and resource linkage to patients and families.
- Organize and lead support groups.
- Collaborate with physicians and other medical staff to help patients understand treatment options and facilitate decision-making.
- Provide casework services in acute care areas, outpatient settings, and the community.
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Job Type
Full-time
