SAH Pediatric Social Worker LICSW

SAH Social Worker LICSW

Brown University Health – Saint Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA

Pay Range: $66,397.24 - $

Job Type: Full-time

Shift: Day (M-F 8:00am-5:00pm, 8 hours daily)

Driving

Required:

No

• Develop and execute patient discharge plans, coordinating required services upon discharge.
• Provide psycho‑social interventions and conduct ongoing reassessments for assigned patients throughout their hospital stay.
• Accept referrals from outpatient areas and refer to community agencies as necessary.
• Provide education/consultation to Nurse Managers and nursing staff to achieve quality patient outcomes.
• Complete psychiatric evaluations and placements for patients with mental health or substance abuse complaints presenting to the ED.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to identify high‑risk medical/social management patients and develop individualized plans.
• Coordinate discharge follow‑up activities; discuss with families the financial ramifications of decisions and provide guidance.
• Deliver individualized psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and group therapy as needed.
• Act as a patient advocate, documenting assessments, plans and discharge information in medical records promptly.
• Communicate with Skilled Nursing Facilities, community health agencies, physicians and other staff in a timely manner.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements and ensure service excellence standards are upheld.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and utilization management committee meetings.
• Evaluate psychiatric patients in the ED and make disposition recommendations.
• Perform case management and credentialing for independent practitioner status when applicable.

• Minimum of 2 years of case management and managed care experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in a clinical setting.
• Experience developing and facilitating patient discharges from an acute care setting.
• Excellent assessment, diagnostic and crisis intervention skills.
• Master’s in Social Work.
• Current Massachusetts license as LICSW.
• Certification in Case Management preferred.

Exposure to infectious/contagious diseases, vision requirements, safety equipment use; tasks typically require 25-50% effort.

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