Emergency Services Social Worker BS

Job Summary: Provides emergency evaluations and direct services to a wide range of clients within a hospital setting. Services are provided to mentally ill, chemically dependent, dually diagnosed, developmentally disabled, or medically impaired. Reviews all evaluations with a staff psychiatrist. Documents services and recommendations within the medical record.

Essential Job Duties:

1. Triage routine, urgent and emergent requests for services.
2. Perform urgent and emergent psychiatric evaluations within Good Samaritan Hospital.
3. Staff psychiatric evaluations as soon as possible.
4. Convey appropriate clinical information to Samaritan Center and GSH physicians, nursing and direct care staff.
5. Provide instructions and education to referral sources, individuals and families.
6. Provide referral information regarding other community/regional services.
7. Complete clinical documentation before end of their shift.
8. Assists with admissions to LaSalle Unit or transfers to other psychiatric hospitals.

Secondary Job Duties:

1. All other job duties assigned.
2. Communicates with intake staff regarding availability/changes of outside resources for referral.
3. Communicates/Educates other hospitals and referral agencies regarding our policies and practices.
4. Interacts with law enforcement and court personnel to facilitate involuntary admissions.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education – Bachelors’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field.

Experience -- Prefer one year of experience.

Why Choose Good Samaritan? 
For more than 115 years, Good Samaritan has been dedicated to not only providing trusted, industry-leading health care, but to fill a vital role in southwest Indiana and southwest Illinois. Our hospital continues to adhere to the compassionate principles our facility was founded on and further our commitments to our patients, our staff, and the communities we serve. Good Samaritan is well recognized for its commitment to excellence as a 3-time designated Magnet® facility, TJC Primary Stroke Center, and a Level III Trauma Center. 
We would love to welcome you to our Good Samaritan family.