ClinicalSocialWork-LCSW,CareManagement,40Hours(Days)

and intervenes with high-risk patients and their families regarding the impact/amelioration of emotional and social problems

Conducting psychosocial assessments

Making a psychosocial diagnosis

Planning and implementing effective treatments

Coaching and mentoring of the patient (client) and family members

Assesses patient and family to ascertain those emotional and social problems

Identifies those issues which must be addressed during the patient’s care

Reports any and all suspected cases of abuse and neglect and follows up to ensure patient receives timely comprehensive consultations and compliance with legal mandates

Identifies need to involve patient’s family through the initial assessment process and attempts contact on same day

Provides for psychotherapeutic treatment and/or psychosocial support to patient and family to reduce the impact of identified problems

Ensures that inpatient and family remain apprised

supported and treated through prescribed clinical relationship through at least weekly contacts and whenever a change in care or plan requires more contact

Utilizes Social Work technique and theory to assist patient and family in coping with illness or social problem to achieve improved functioning and emotional state

Begins assessment for an inpatient within 24 hours of referral and completes within two interviews or within seven working days of referral

Begins assessment for an outpatient as soon as patient permits and completes within two interviews

Completes assessment for an Emergency Department patient within four hours of discharge

Provides clinical supervision to other department personnel

Complies with departmental

regulatory and professional requirements for documentation recording

Submits department statistics and other records and reports within required time frames

Maintains competency in areas of responsibility to ensure quality care

Attends scheduled staff meetings and in-service education program offerings with punctuality and consistency

Obtains continuing education units necessary to maintain licensure

Assists management in the operation of a quality department by participating in department programs and complying with department policies and procedures

Supports graduate and undergraduate training programs by supervising MSW and BSW students (per assignment)

Identifies weaknesses in operation and recommends improvements

Works diligently on department committees

per Director’s appointments

Represents department throughout hospital and outside community regarding department’s practice and field of social work

Regularly maintains work area and equipment in a neat and orderly assists in the cleaning and organizing of department on own initiative and reports any malfunctioning equipment as observed by supervisor

Maintains a complete understanding of emergency procedures

Conforms to hospital standards of conduct

including those pertaining to patient rights

so that the best possible customer service and patient care may be provided

Notifies supervisor when patients in age group not regularly served are present

and seeks assistance from individuals with the knowledge of the specialized needs of such patient age groups

Performs other duties as needed

Utilizes hospital's behavioral standards as the basis for decision making and to facilitate the hospital’s mission

Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures