Licensed Clinical Social Worker Norwalk Hospital

Nuvance Health Med Practice CT•Norwalk, CT

41d•$33 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

Provides clinical services to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school
Minimum of three years experience
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Responsibilities

Conducts interviews with patients/family members to evaluate coping abilities, dysfunctional adjustments, maladaptive behaviors, functional status.
Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, functional status. Evaluates patients for mental disorders.
Provides individual, family, group therapy, crisis intervention and psycho-education.
Evaluates for child, elder abuse, domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staff relative to assessment, criteria & referral.
Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis.
Mentors and acts as consultant to peers, staff & community.
Acts as a liaison for the patients within community (local, state and private agencies).
Participates in patient care planning, policy and procedure development, quality performance improvement & projects as assigned by the department manager.
Provides coverage for absent (vacation, sick, etc.) social workers in medical/surgical, rehabilitation, women's and children's semi areas, emergency & neonatal unit.
Completes hospital and state required documentation & other paperwork & forms.
Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
Performs other duties as assigned.