Clinical Social Worker - Care Management

Description

Peace Health is seeking a Clinical Social Worker for a Part Time, 0.50 FTE, Day position.

The salary range for this job opening at Peace Health is $45.14 – $67.70. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

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The Clinical Social Worker coordinates the development and implementation of a patient care/treatment plan through use of diagnosis and clinical assessment of psychiatric, chemical dependency and psychosocial needs as they relate to medical and behavioral care needs. Provides disposition and discharge planning, risk assessment, case management, and coordination of services to provide continuity of care.

Details of the position:

• Completes appropriate intake documentation, provides ongoing assessment, develops treatment plan in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary treatment team. Manages multiple complicated cases, maintains current knowledge of ever-changing community resources, monitors patient needs and progress, develops aftercare plans. Maintains documentation on patient throughout hospitalization.
• Provides brief therapeutic interventions with patients and/or families, as well as community staffings, in coordination with the physician and treatment team.
• Works as integral member of the treatment team in the provision of treatment and aftercare planning.
• Ensures compliance with privacy and confidentiality laws. Interfaces regularly with legal entities to address treatment needs.
• Assists with monitoring and evaluation of services provided for department quality improvement plan.
• Maintains current understanding of issues related to culture, ethnicity, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, religion and utilizes appropriate communication skills.
• Provides information, education and direction in response to community requests.
• Regularly accesses pharmaceutical and community resources to provide patients with needed psychiatric medications.
• Provides instruction, training and supervision for graduate level social work students. Also provides clinical supervision toward licensure for CSWA’s. Must maintain current licensure through continuing education. Must uphold all ethics, rules and regulations required by the Clinical Board.
• Diagnoses, assesses, and addresses both mental health and chemical dependency conditions. Performs risk assessments for suicidality, homicidality and grave disability.
• Screen and identify patients who need care management per high‑risk criteria.
• Assess, develop, implement and monitor a comprehensive discharge plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and family. Collaborate with the multi‑disciplinary team to identify problems or needs that require special planning, intervention, teaching or follow‑up.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides instruction, training and supervision for graduate level social work students. Also provides clinical supervision toward licensure for CSWA’s. Must maintain current licensure through continuing education. Must uphold all ethics, rules and regulations required by the Clinical Board.

What you bring:

• Master's Degree
  
  Required:
  
  Social Work from an accredited graduate school of social work
• 2 years
  
  Required:
  
  Clinical experience with designated population
• Preferred:
  Hospital, emergency room, chemical dependency, or community agency experience
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of community resources, knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and insurance requirements as these relate to continuing care.
• Required:
  
  Clinical Social Worker Required Credentials Must have LCSW (OR), CSWA (OR), LMSW (OR), LICSW (WA), SWAL (WA), SWAICL (WA), or SWAAL (WA).

Skills

• Familiarity with medical terminology and conditions as these impact discharge needs. (Preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. (Preferred)
• Must possess superior ability to work collaboratively within a team. (Preferred)
• Must possess excellent organizational skills. (Preferred)
• Ability to document on electronic…