MH Social Worker

Summary

The Social Worker is responsible for providing high-quality patient care, displaying good skills in assessment, psycho diagnosis, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning. Additionally, he/she is expected to function well as a member of the multidisciplinary team and participate in the unit community relations program.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

• Ensures patient dignity and respects patient rights and values.
• Operates within ethical and compliance standards.
• Ensures all regulatory standards and requirements are met (DMH, DPH, CMS, Joint Commission etc.).
• Participates in the assessment of potential admissions to Geri Psych Unit, facilitating decision in timely manner.
• Able to assess and reassess the needs of the patient.
• Properly documents assessments.
• Able to communicate the needs of patients.
• Completes psychosocial evaluations on assigned patients in a timely fashion. Displays good interviewing, diagnostic, and report‑writing skills.
• Conducts therapies in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs.
• Provides efficient discharge planning throughout treatment process.
• Completes progress notes and assessments according to program procedures.
• Completes individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• An active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Conducts individual psychotherapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and good treatment technique.
• Conducts family therapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of family therapy principle and good treatment technique.
• Conducts group therapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of group therapy principles and good group therapy technique.
• Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient, family, nursing staff, and attending physician. Shows good knowledge of referral/placement process and available community resources.
• Functions cooperatively as a member of the treatment team.
• Provides ongoing education to patient and family as needed.
• Conducts educational group sessions, displaying good theoretical knowledge of subject matter and effective communication skills in presenting material.
• Communicates effectively with families and agencies, conveying a positive, professional image.
• Provides resources and support for patient before, during, and after treatment of patient.
• Actively involved in measuring patient performance.
• Communicate results and trends to supervisor.
• Provides feedback to supervisor on ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
• Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance improvement process. Actively participates in department processes as required.
• Brings to the Program Director's attention significant issues related to program functioning.
• Utilizes feedback regarding performance and uses supervision to improve performance.
• Ensures facility is safe and reports deficiencies to supervisor.
• Completes all required competencies per program regulations.
• Attends all in‑services, seminars, etc. to promote learning.
• Keeps current on CEU requirements to maintain licensure status.
• Completes work assignments within an acceptable time frame.
• Uses time and resources to the best possible advantage for successful completion of job responsibilities.
• Develops and maintains efficient working relationships.
• Is reliable in respect to attendance and attendance.
• Recognizes the importance of team efforts and partners with others to achieve positive outcomes.
• Is part of a team effort to ensure quality services.
• Offers creative solutions or alternatives to issues or concerns.
• Produces quality results.
• Continually strives to improve the quality of work.
• Accepts responsibility for all work performed and takes appropriate corrective action as needed.
• Follows all hospital and corporate‑wide policies and procedures.