Social Services Clinician FT Days L1

Responsibility

Provides a well-focused psychosocial and discharge planning assessment of patient and family to develop a treatment plan and goals, appropriate to the age of the patient.

Standards:

• Engages and communicates with patients and families in a direct, empathic manner adapting approaches as necessary according to their age specific sensory, cognitive, and social abilities/needs.
• Can gather, assess and interpret psychosocial data demonstrating awareness of age specific factors such as signs of abuse, educational needs, functional deficits, etc.

• Completes discharge planning and psychosocial assessment resulting in an identification of the patient’s current and as appropriate past life crisis and probable discharge plan needs.
• Completes appropriate intervention plans on the interdisciplinary treatment plan within 72 hours.

Responsibility-Master Level:

Demonstrates thorough knowledge base of clinical practice through written documentation and contributions at team meetings and patient related meetings.

Standards

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of psychopathology.
• Can advocate and communicate the family’s expectations and perspectives and the impact of stress and illness on their individual and family functioning.
• Identifies and contributes knowledge of the impact of ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, gender and sexual orientation on treatment and well-being.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of different therapy modalities depending on the age of the patient by written and verbal contributions to treatment and discharge planning.

Responsibility Bachelor Level:

In collaboration with team, contributes to defining the need for further resources or services.

• Can communicate data to the treatment team in a clear and concise manner.
• Participates in team meetings and huddles as needed.
• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, gender, sexual orientation on treatment and well-being.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concrete services and discharge planning needs for adolescence, adults, and geriatric population.
• Can advocate and communicate the family’s expectations and perspectives and the impact of stress and illness on their individual and family functioning.

Responsibility -Master Level:

Implements the treatment plan to achieve the treatment goals relative to age specific needs

Standards