Social Worker 1 - Inpatient Program - (Full Time) with 5K sign-on Bonus

Job Description

• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to discuss psychosocial assessment, treatment planning and ongoing discharge planning.
• Conduct crisis intervention with the supervision of Program Director and/or Charge Nurse.
• Conduct educational lectures for patients and families, at admission, during facility stay and after discharge, as indicated.
• Document patient progress and participation in process groups and educational lectures.
• Serves as a liaison between clinical staff and patients, keeping staff informed of high risk issues.
• On an on-going basis identify potential patient problems and discuss them in the multidisciplinary treatment meeting.
• On an on-going basis, participate in monitoring treatment outcome.
• Appropriate documentation completed in accordance with federal, state and Joint Commission regulations. In addition to department and facility policy and procedure.
• Communicate continually with the patients and staff.
• Communicate with the patients/families to ensure understanding of treatment protocols as indicated.
• Manages caseload and assumes responsibility for patient chard documentation and ensures comprehensive treatment delivery.
• Is the liaison between patients and assigned psychiatrist ensuring psychiatrist is aware of patient behaviors and needs observed by hospital staff.
• Manages psychiatry visits, charts and patients M-F to ensure streamline procedure with daily psychiatry visits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Masters in counseling psychology, social work or related field.

License

• Associate Marriage and Family Therapist registered with CA BBS or Licensed Marriage and Family (LMFT)
• Associate Social Worker registered with CA BBS or Licensed Clinical Social Worker

COMPENSATION

Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

 SJBH Range = $33.00/hour - $50.00/hour - DOE