Clinical Social Worker (C)

The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is seeking a dynamic Clinical Social Worker (C) to provide direct clinical and consultative services to the complex community medical population in accordance with the policies and procedures of Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (LSH), and Department of Public Health (DPH). The professional will use their expertise and proficiency to assess patient’s mental health, substance use, social, legal, and environmental factors and be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of an individualized client treatment and discharge plan.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30-5:00PM with Saturday and Sunday Off

Please note, the nature of this job requires the incumbent to occasionally work flexible hours outside of the designated shift.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Primary Clinician for an assigned caseload of community medically complex inpatients throughout their hospitalization.
• Provides timely and accurate diagnostic psychosocial assessments according to LSH and The Joint Commission standards.
• Develop and coordinate disposition plans in conjunction with community patient, their supports, and treatment team, considering developmental, racial, cultural, and ethnic, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity issues that impact the patient’s aftercare needs. 
• Provide time-sensitive crisis intervention, suicide screening,  and psychotherapeutic services to community and inmate patient populations. 
• Completes timely & accurate documentation in the electronic medical record according to LSH, DOC, and TJC standards and policies. 
• Gathers and utilizes clinical data to aid in the development of the ongoing psychosocial assessment and discharge planning process.
• Clinical documentation includes but is not limited to initial psychosocial diagnostic evaluations, patient contacts, response to treatment, discharge planning, guardianship affidavits, crisis interventions. 
• Provides consultation and education to patients and their supports as appropriate to enhance patient’s discharge.
• Serves as liaison between LSH and other public and private agencies and collaborates with community providers in the continuum of care as per TJC standards regarding guardianships, legal status, entitlements.
• Actively participates in regularly scheduled Rounds, Team meetings, case conferences, and department meetings.
• Participates in Social Work Addiction Department Performance Improvement activities.
• Continuously assesses and evaluates patient progress and revises treatment plan accordingly.
• Assumes responsibility for own continuing education and professional growth of others.
• Contributes to the enhancement of the therapeutic milieu by active participation on committees and activities by providing both formal and informal teaching/training programs, including but not limited to new psychotherapy techniques, special interventions, and clinical management.

Required Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of and demonstrated ability in psychotherapy techniques: including diagnostic assessment and crisis interventions, individual, family and group work therapy.
• Knowledge of the social, emotional, and experiential causes of social and psychiatric disorders.
• Comprehension addiction,  chronic illnesses, disabilities, and/or end-of life care.
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