Clinical Social Worker-Martins Ferry Pediatrics Job Wheeling area,West Virginia USA,Healthcare

Clinical Social Worker-Martins Ferry Pediatrics Job Listing at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV (Job
-29351)

Welcome! We're excited you're considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you'll find other important information about this position. The Clinical Social Worker collaborates with Primary Care Providers and Collaborating Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive treatment and care management for behavioral health.

Carries a caseload and routinely provides clinical interventions, completes validated assessments, offers psychoeducation, assists in treatment and diagnosis of behavioral health conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field
Licensure:
Current license as required by state board where services will be provided (MD: LMSW, LCSW, LCSW-C; OH: LSW, LISW; PA: LSW, LCSW; WV: LGSW, LCSW, LICSW)
Experience:

Two (2) years of direct clinical experience with behavioral health

Preferred Qualifications

Education/Licensure:
Current license by state board where services will be provided (WV: LCSW or LICSW; MD: LCSW or LCSW-C)

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.

Collaborates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive mental health support for designated caseload.

Monitors the patient's progress by use of validated scales and clinical judgement; intervening as necessary and appropriate, to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are patient focused, high quality, efficient, and cost effective.

Provides appropriate brief interventions, psychoeducation, direct care management to patients and families around issues related to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.

Meets with the patient and/or family to assess needs and develop an individualized care plan and to arrange resources to meet the individual's needs in collaboration with the patient's care team.

Formulates, develops, and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.

Works with the multidisciplinary team to assist with screening, identification, diagnosis, management and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, rape, etc. Provides consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions, as needed. Maintains a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.

Works closely with Primary Care Provider and Collaborating Psychiatrist on identified patients to diagnose, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members.

Documents assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.

Knowledge of hospital, medical center and/or health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs.

Maintains a working knowledge of therapeutic techniques and interventions as well as awareness of resources available.

Keeps current with social work and health care developments and seeks to increase further enhancements of job related knowledge.

Provides teaching and training for students, staff, and faculty from social work and other disciplines. Contributes to the academic mission of the medical center and health system by participating in academic activity, such as committees, conferences, publications, teaching and research.

Exhibits professional behavior on a consistent basis.

Attends and participates in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.

Skills and Abilities

Possesses excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills in…


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