Social Worker - PRN

LMH Health•Lawrence, KS

About The Position

The MSW Social Worker at LMH Health provides psychosocial services, including patient/family counseling, crisis intervention during hospitalization, comprehensive discharge planning, coordination of community resources, and assisting patients and families in the decision-making process. This role works in collaboration with Case Management, Social Services, and other healthcare providers to evaluate the medical or physical conditions of patients. Responsibilities also include evaluating patient needs, counseling them on overcoming conditions and avoiding dependencies as they recuperate, and suggesting appropriate in-home help for newly discharged patients to adjust back to normal life. The position involves working with the multidisciplinary treatment team for consultations, providing staff development and training on assessments, reassessments, care plan development, interventions, prioritizing needs, case conferencing, and follow-up, and conducting psycho/social problem assessments. LMH Health is committed to healthy people, healthy communities, and healthy futures, offering an exceptional career with flexible work-life harmony, competitive pay, and advancement potential.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work
Current Licensure in the State of Kansas
Minimum two year’s work experience in the mental health field
Knowledge of third party payers including but not limited to various types of policy coverage

Nice To Haves

A practicum in acute mental health
Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)

Responsibilities

Work in collaboration with Case Management, Social Services and other healthcare providers to evaluate the medical or physical conditions of the patients.
Evaluate needs of the patient, and counsel them on how to overcome their conditions and avoid dependencies as they recuperate from their illness.
Evaluate and suggest the appropriate type of in-home help required by a newly discharged patient as a means to help adjust back to normal life.
Provide Discharge Planning.
Work together with other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team to provide consultations.
Provide staff development and training on assessments, reassessments, care plan development, interventions, prioritizing needs, case conferencing and follow-up.
Conducts Psycho/Social problem assessments.
Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position