Social Worker CSW PIP

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Rapid City, SD

About The Position

A Social Worker CSW-PIP conducts individual, family, and group psychotherapy, as well as wellness, neuroscience/neuroplasticity, change management, lifestyle management, coping, stress management, anxiety and depression, insomnia retraining, and cognitive rehabilitation education and training for inpatients and outpatients. The role applies therapeutic and behavioral techniques to support patients experiencing emotional distress related to disability, disease, or illness. The Social Worker evaluates patients, determines effective approaches to care, clarifies diagnoses, develops plans of care with other medical providers, delivers interventions, assesses outcomes, and communicates changes in patient status. The role also recognizes and responds to the physical, developmental, and psychosocial distress of patients and families, and provides health teaching and counseling about health problems and illness management. The position maintains records and documentation in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies, processes route slips for accurate billing, reviews and signs appropriate transcriptions, and provides cross-coverage and staffing flexibility. The employee may assist other departments and provide care beyond their primary area of responsibility or interest, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Sciences.
South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners Certified Social Worker (CSW) certification, or Certified Social Worker Private or Independent Practice (CSW-PIP) certification.
Ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of rehabilitation experience.
South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners Certified Social Worker Private or Independent Practice (CSW-PIP) certification.

Responsibilities

Apply therapeutic and behavioral techniques to help patients cope with emotional distress caused by disability, disease, or illness.
Maintain appropriate records in accordance with state and federal laws and Monument Health policies, procedures, and standards.
Perform evaluation and testing to determine an effective approach to care and clarify diagnoses.
Provide cross-coverage and staffing flexibility for the department.
When needed, assist other departments in providing patient care.
Participate in care delivery outside the primary area of responsibility or area of interest.
Assess patients, apply clinical interventions, evaluate outcomes, and implement changes to plans of care.
Anticipate and communicate changes in patient status to meet patient needs.
Document procedures and services on charge (route) slips and process route slips according to established procedures to ensure accurate patient-account billing.
Perform and document ongoing patient assessments and formulate plans of care in collaboration with other medical providers.
Recognize physical, developmental, and psychosocial distress in patients and families, and provide appropriate interventions.
Review transcription and sign appropriate documents according to facility policy.
Teach and counsel patients and families about health problems and illness management.
Conduct individual, family, and group psychotherapy and provide the listed education and training to inpatients and outpatients.
Perform other duties as assigned.