Licensed Social Worker- PRN
About The Position
Horizon Health has an excellent career opportunity for a Social Worker in the Behavioral Health Program at North Baldwin Infirmary. This position is responsible for providing direct high quality psychotherapy services to patients in assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning. The Social Worker assists patients and their families in understanding and adjusting to diagnoses and potential treatments. Social Workers can also help identify resources during treatment and after discharge. The Social Worker effectively participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team and the unit community relations team.
Requirements
- Master's degree in social work required
- Minimum one year internship or experience in a similar position and/or industry
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings and workshops. Keeps up to date on professional literature
- Maintain effectiveness and certification in required patient management protocols.
- Completes and maintains all required state/regulatory, Hospital and Horizon competencies and training/education expectations on a timely basis.
- Is knowledgeable of hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
- Develops basic knowledge of Hospital and Horizon senior staff and organizational structure
Nice To Haves
- LMSW license highly preferred
Responsibilities
- At all times, conducts oneself ethically in accordance with all relevant standards and regulations
- Maintains Knowledge of, and demonstrates respect for patient rights
- Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient family, nursing staff and attending physician. Displays thorough knowledge of referral/placement process and available community resources, and makes effective contact with disposition sources
- Completes progress notes and assessments according to program procedures
- Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary and treatment teams
- Submits timely and accurate CQI+ outcome data on a weekly basis
- Actively involved in measuring patient performance; communicates results and trends to supervisor
- Provides feedback to supervisor on an ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
- Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance improvement process
- Actively participates in department processes as requested
- Ensures facility is safe and reports deficiencies to the Program Director
- Ensures confidentiality of all information encountered
- Maintains professional interactions with peers, senior management, and staff through effective written and verbal communications
- Assists with ambulating and lifting patients as needed
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
