Medical Social Worker, Adult Psychiatric

Oregon Health & Science University • Portland, OR

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Adult Mental Health Social Worker provides services to address the psychosocial needs of patients and families affected by mental health emergencies. The social worker partners closely with the Psychiatric Consultation Service to initiate and implement mental health care to patients admitted to inpatient units. This trauma-informed care includes acute mental health assessments, crisis stabilization, treatment planning, counseling, and resource referrals. Further, the social worker establishes plans for discharge to the most appropriate levels of care. The Adult Mental Health Social Worker is an identified expert in mental health issues and provides both consultation and educational programming to OHSU staff and the community.

Requirements

• A Master’s Social Work (MSW) required.
• Certificate of Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required for employees who practice clinical social work.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year hospital experience
• 3 years working in Mental Health
• Bilingual language skill are strongly preferred
• LCSW

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychosocial evaluations of patients/families and significant others including, but not limited to: adjustment to medical or health condition; care coordination; mental health status; adjustment/compliance to treatment process; substance usage; child and elder abuse/neglect assessments; domestic violence issues; cognitive status (including potential guardian issues); and patient/family resources.
• Provides crisis intervention and supportive short-term counseling to patients/families and significant others as necessary to meet immediate psycho-social needs including, but not limited to: Trauma/Emergency Department/ On Call/ Family Notification, CODE Response (family intervention); unanticipated change in health conditions/suicidal ideation; teenage pregnancy; single parent pregnancy/parenthood, domestic violence, child and elder abuse/neglect.
• Provides grief/loss counseling and education regarding: fetal demise; actual/pending death of patient/family member; complicated pregnancies; pregnancy termination support, postpartum depression; chronic/acute stress associated with life circumstances; divorce/separation; loss of independence associated with illness or disability.
• Provides brief psychotherapy including: individual short-term psychotherapy; group work including information/support groups, family support, patient therapy); regarding but not limited to issues of adoption, abortion, domestic violence, family of origin, sexual/gender, substance abuse, parenting, relationship adjustment to disabilities and chronic or acute illness.
• Provides patient advocacy and associated services to patient/family and other involved agencies/parties regarding decision-making; advance directives; ethics consultations; court holds; guardianship/conservatorship; citizenship cases; and social cultural factors.
• Other Duties as Assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level