Clinical Consultant Social Worker (MSW/LSW)

OhioHealth•Williamstown, KY

About The Position

This position promotes customer service, quality of care, and a positive cultural experience at an assigned hospital. The Clinical Consultant Social Worker provides services to patients, families, and significant others, including biopsychosocial assessments, psychiatric diagnoses, treatment planning and interventions, therapy sessions, and discharge planning to support or enhance biopsychosocial functioning. Referrals for individuals from at-risk populations come from interdisciplinary team members, including physicians, case managers, nurses, and other care-team members. The role requires knowledge and skills appropriate to the patients served, understanding of growth and development across life cycles, and the ability to act quickly in high-stress situations. The social worker assesses patient and family needs, develops and carries out interventions, coordinates care and outcomes for an assigned population, and documents services in accordance with department and regulatory requirements. The role also connects patients with relevant community resources and care options.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work.
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) credential.
State driver's license.
Interview, assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to identify appropriate community resources for an assigned caseload.
Ability to work collaboratively with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams, and community agencies to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Ability to demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with patients, families, and staff.
Ability to act quickly and work in high-stress situations.
Knowledge of principles of growth and development as they relate to different life cycles.
Ability to provide care appropriate to the patients served.

Responsibilities

Interview patients, families, and significant others; review charts; and collaborate with professionals to assess biopsychosocial functioning and related needs.
Assess developmental and age-specific needs, self-care and dependent-care abilities, basic custodial and financial needs, social and emotional relationships, and ability to understand and follow treatment recommendations.
Develop care plans, including discharge plans, that incorporate the medical plan of care.
Help identify possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation and refer cases to legally mandated authorities when applicable.
Provide crisis intervention, information, referrals, and links to community resources.
Develop and implement interventions to address identified problems or support and enhance biopsychosocial functioning.
Use individual, family, and group modalities, including treatment planning, continuum-of-care and discharge planning, supportive counseling, crisis intervention, specialized problem-oriented planning and intervention, and educational counseling.
Coordinate clinical and financial outcomes for an assigned patient population in collaboration with interdisciplinary staff and external organizations.
Monitor the quality and type of services delivered and ensure patient care is managed within established parameters.
Liaise with payers regarding post-discharge financial resources and expected treatment processes, progress, and discharge plans.
Monitor completeness of treatment plans and timely reporting for assigned patients.
Document assessments and interventions in medical records and information systems in accordance with department standards and regulatory requirements.
Maintain awareness of hospital and community services and appropriate care options, provide information about them, and facilitate successful connections for patients.
Perform additional functions appropriate to the position.