Social Worker, Adult IOP

Newport Healthcare • Edina, MN

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker provides services within the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for individuals with psychiatric needs. Services may be provided remotely based on patient need, while the Social Worker is based in person at the program location. The role focuses on facilitating admissions, psychoeducation groups, treatment planning, discharge planning, care coordination, and communication with patients’ support systems, community providers, and others involved in patient care. The Social Worker collaborates daily with psychiatric medical providers and therapists on the primary treatment team to advance each patient’s plan of care during the average length of stay.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work.
• Minnesota state licensure as an LGSW or LICSW.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Outlook.
• Effective and efficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to shift smoothly and rapidly between dissimilar tasks.
• Ability to respond appropriately during mental health crises.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience using electronic health records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioral health diagnoses and treatment.
• Conduct psychosocial and suicide risk assessments, support discharge planning, and lead psychoeducational groups.
• Develop and revise treatment plans and complex discharge plans, and communicate them to patients, their support systems, and the treatment team.
• Communicate with patients and their support systems to keep them involved in treatment plan decisions.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, support systems, and the treatment team on admissions, diagnoses, symptom management, recommendations, discharge and safety plans, patient rights, financial impact issues, and other relevant care matters.
• Provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, and age-appropriate care.
• Maintain competency in patient de-escalation using Collaborative Problem Solving, therapeutic self, relationship-based care, and trauma-informed care, as applicable to the role.
• Coordinate care and collaborate daily with psychiatric medical providers and therapists on the patient’s primary treatment team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time