Psychiatrist social worker

Mission Community Hospital•Panorama City, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker provides the full spectrum of social services to all patients, their families and significant others, who receive services. This includes psychosocial evaluation, discharge planning, some groups, and individual/family consultations. These services are provided by the social worker in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Mission Community Hospital is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare services to the Panorama City community and surrounding areas. The hospital values collaboration, patient advocacy, and a multidisciplinary approach to mental health and medical care.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college.
At least one year of previous work experience in a hospital setting and/or a psychiatric population setting.
Eligibility for licensure as a Social Worker.
Ability to safely negotiate physical environment.
Ability to understand and translate written and auditory communications safely.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the effective delivery of social services by developing and maintaining effective communications with patients, families, the multidisciplinary treatment team and referral resources.
Design the discharge plan with the patient and/or care provider and promote the best possible plan upon discharge including aftercare referrals.
Demonstrate clinical competency in behavioral health theories and practices through the implementation of psychosocial services to patients and their families, including the utilization of appropriate community resources.
Complete psychosocial assessments on all assigned patients through interviews with patients, families, significant others, and community providers.
Provide a variety of therapeutic modalities including running groups, consultation to patients and their families, and other interventions as appropriate.
Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team during treatment planning and utilization review meetings, initiating and designing appropriate social services interventions.
Formulate a plan for the timely discharge of each patient, including identification and documentation of aftercare services as needed.
Locate resources for placement (including out of home placement), making referrals, interfacing with community agencies and families, coordinating continuity of care as much as possible.
Interface with community providers on behalf of the patient.
Prepare and present the patient’s medical records for judicial review at Probable Cause Hearings.
Balance sensitivity to individual patient needs and preferences with social service standards for safe, appropriate discharge planning.
Maintain effective professional communications in both verbal and written form with all department administrators, medical staff, employees, patients, families and supervisors.
Assist with the accurate, legal, and timely completion of assessments, reports, forms, and documents.
Serve as a liaison between patients, staff, physicians, community entities utilizing principles of quality customer service.
Consistently work independently with maximum productivity, demonstrating problem-solving, decision-making, effective time-management skills, and self-direction.
Coordinate tasks to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency.
Perform duties independently with little or no direct supervision.
Show initiative in completing tasks.
Maintain good attendance and keep all required documentation current.