Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Department
About The Position
Join our Emergency Department team and help patients and families navigate complex medical, emotional, and social needs during some of their most challenging moments. In this role, you will assess psychosocial needs, provide support and resources, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to promote safe discharge plans and continuity of care. Under supervision of licensed clinical staff, help determine patient's psycho-social needs, and collaborate with other members of the patient's health care team to reduce symptomatic behavior and facilitate adjustment to illness, including assisting in meeting the social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, financial, and discharge planning needs of patients requiring continuing care or adjustment to lifestyle changes following discharge.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited college in a human services program which provided preparation for professional counseling/psychotherapy required.
- Organizational and communication skills required.
- License-eligible as a LMHP/PLMHP in the State of Nebraska, and must obtain LMHP/PLMHP privileges at Nebraska Medicine within 6 months of transfer or hire required.
- Obtain NMC Privileges as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) within six months of transfer or hire required.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of professional therapy/counseling and mental health care experience preferred.
- Experience in acute psychiatric setting preferred.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) preferred.
- Master of Social Work degree preferred.
- Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) preferred
Responsibilities
- Assess psychosocial needs.
- Provide support and resources.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to promote safe discharge plans and continuity of care.
- Determine patient's psycho-social needs.
- Collaborate with other members of the patient's health care team to reduce symptomatic behavior and facilitate adjustment to illness.
- Assist in meeting the social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, financial, and discharge planning needs of patients requiring continuing care or adjustment to lifestyle changes following discharge.
Benefits
- Up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance
- 35% discount at Clarkson College
- Career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
