Psych Social Worker- Behavioral Health Full time 40 hours

Job Details

Job Location:

BHI Bristol Hospital Main Campus - Bristol, CT 06010

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

At Bristol Health, we begin each day caring today for your tomorrow. We have been an integral part of our community for the past 100 years. We are dedicated to providing the best possible care and service to our patients, residents and families. We are committed to provide compassionate, quality care at all times and to uphold our values of Communication, Accountability, Respect and Empathy (C.A.R.E.).

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Schedule:

40 Hours Monday-Friday, Occasional Saturdays

Based on intake data, interviews, history and other clinical information, assesses patient's needs for psychiatric and other mental health related services on the Adult Behavioral Health Unit. Chooses appropriate therapeutic modalities, and develops and implements treatment plans and goals designed to relieve symptoms and enhance patient/family well-being.

• Collaborates with other disciplines in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of adult patient care.
• Assesses all assigned patients clinically and psychosocially within 24 hours of admission or within unit guidelines for patient assessment.
• Completes a family assessment on each assigned patient within one week of the treatment team’s recommendation.
• Collaborates with team regarding plan of treatment in an on-going, timely manner (i.e., crisis information immediately, non-crisis information within 24 hours).
• Participates with the multidisciplinary team in the development of patient-specific treatment plan.
• Participates in the ongoing reassessment and revision of the treatment plan for assigned patients.
• Communicates treatment plan, as necessary, with changing patient status.
• Revises treatment plan, as necessary, with changing patient status.
• Coordinates the treatment approaches of other disciplines with current treatment plan.

Provides direct care with assigned adult patients utilizing therapeutic and supportive techniques designed to relieve symptoms, restore patient to adequate independent functioning and to re-establish adequate family and social functioning.

• Evaluates the effect of intervention.
• Communicates the effect of their interventions to the treatment team.
• Individualizes treatment plan based on individual/family needs.
• Provides group interventions, as assigned.
• Initiates milieu-based interventions for all patients, when appropriate.
• Evaluates patients daily for needed interventions.
• Maintains a continuity of patient care coordinated with other disciplines.
• Responds appropriately and effectively with crisis intervention.
• Develops a therapeutic and supportive relationship with patients and families in accordance with professional standards.
• Initiates a variety of therapeutic modalities, based on the patient and community contacts.
• Implements discharge planning, which included patient, family and community contacts.
• Coordinates inter-agency transfers, follow-up appointments and transportation arrangements to meet the patient/family needs.
• Provides instructions or resource referrals, which meet the patient/family needs.

• Documents every assessment made of a patient or family at the time of that assessment.
• Documents all patient or family interventions at the time of occurrence.
• Documents every group session for which one holds primary responsibility at the time of occurrence.
• Documents all recommendations for changes in the treatment plan.

• Follows all unit, hospital and regulatory agency policies, procedures and standards.
• Performs all duties in an independent manner, with little or no need for direct supervision.
• Maintains complete accountability for all actions taken.
• Demonstrates flexibility, and…