LCSW - Adolescent Psychiatry (IOP)

Yale New Haven Health•Greenwich, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Greenwich Hospital is seeking to employ a full-time clinical social worker with specialty in the treatment of a spectrum of psychiatric diagnoses in adolescents. The clinical social worker will provide evidence-based and solution-focused treatments to patients in the context of routine outpatient and/or intensive outpatient programming, collaborating with psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists and other providers in a multidisciplinary setting.

Requirements

Master's Degree from an accredited school of social work.
Individuals with experience treating a broad spectrum of psychiatric conditions with adolescents and working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary clinical setting.
Training in cognitive-behavioral interventions.
Embrace a biopsychosocial model of understanding and treating behavior and mental health.
Committed to program development.
Must have a license (LCSW) to practice as a clinical social worker.
Empathy
Active listening
Critical thinking
Strong organizational and computer skills
Ability to effectively communicate with and advocate for patients and families.

Responsibilities

Interact professionally and with persons of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and physical abilities.
Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and/or psychiatric evaluations.
Develop and maintain a treatment plan responsive to patient/family concerns, problems and clinical impressions.
Use a patient and family centered approach to engage individuals and families in a plan of care that addresses their identified needs.
Provide education and counseling to individuals and families.
Utilize recognized best practices to provide individual, couples, family and/or group psychotherapy and/or crisis intervention as indicated.
Consult and collaborate with external providers/agencies/organizations including but not limited to protective services, court systems, outpatient therapists, work/education settings and housing supports.
Provide referrals to community-based services for individuals and families as indicated.
Provide information, consultation and professional support to interdisciplinary team members and colleagues within the hospital and community.
Facilitate and/or participate in interdisciplinary rounds and other patient related discussions to promote integrated care and improve patient outcomes.
Demonstrate initiative and leadership in developing services and programs to enhance patient and family care, including development of evidence-based practices.
Contribute to individual, team, departmental and organizational quality assurance and performance improvement.
Document timely, accurate and clinically relevant entries of social work activities in the electronic medical record.
Mentor/supervise and/or participate in projects/ work groups as assigned by supervisor.
Navigate systems and provide advocacy for patients and families as indicated.
Maintain and enhance knowledge base and skill set through educational opportunities and meet expectations set forth by State licensure, Hospital and departmental standards.