Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

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About The Position

Provides psychosocial assessment, counseling, and treatment directly to patients. This role involves evaluating, diagnosing, and treating a range of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders using various psychotherapy techniques. The position also requires effective collaboration with team members and accurate documentation of clinical data.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards.
• Must be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services, on an inpatient, outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in New Hampshire and VT

Responsibilities

• Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families including but not limited to: abilities, aptitudes, interests and motivation, psychological aspects of physical illnesses, accidents, injuries or disabilities and substance abuse/dependencies.
• Evaluates, diagnoses and provides treatment for patients within areas such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, aggressive behavior, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, and developmental disorders.
• Establishes achievable treatment goals with clients utilizing the most appropriate types of psychotherapy (i.e., behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, crisis intervention, family/couples, group, counseling and/or supportive cognitive therapy).
• Observe, describe, diagnose, evaluate, treat, consult, interpret and modify human behavior by applying psychological principles, methods, or procedures to patients who suffer from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders or disabilities.
• Collaborates effectively with team members when appropriate.
• Documents appropriate objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level