Social Worker- Mental Health Department
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As a primary therapist and member of the treatment team, plans and implements therapeutic services for an inpatient psychiatric population.Assessments: Completes Psychosocial Assessment/Interview within three days of patient admission. Develops initial treatment plan, participates in treatment plan reviews on an ongoing basis with treatment team, amends plan as needed.Treatment Planning: Develops appropriate plan of care based on assessment, collateral information from outpatient supports, and family, to effect comprehensive discharge planning. Documents planning and progress efficiently in medical record. Effectively communicates with all members of the treatment.Implementation: Facilitates Supportive Therapy as well as additional group therapies, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy groups. Conducts family sessions as indicated, as well as involve families in plan of care, when appropriate.Evaluation of Outcomes: Evaluates patient status on an ongoing basis making appropriate changes in plan of care as needed to ensure successful outcomes. Conduct Q/A to evaluate social work process to create increasingly successful outcomes.Discharge Plans: Develops discharge plans including the arrangement of necessary continued therapy and other social services. Presents discharge plan to the therapy team and revises plan according to suggestions; involves patient, family and/or significant others in discharge planning and educates them about options and possible outcomes. Confers with referring agents as necessary. Assists patient and family with discharge planning to long term residential placements/halfway house placements as needed. Completes necessary discharge documentation for each patient in a thorough manner.Professional Practice: Collaborates in hospital committees, councils, program and policy development, unit policies/projects, as well as, professional organizations.Critical Thinking: Performs Mental Health Evaluations in the Emergency Department, acts as psychiatric liason under the direction of the psychiatrist conducting psychiatric consultation on medical floors to assist in coordination of patient disposition.Qualifications: Master's degree in social work required. Minimum of two years post graduate inpatient psychiatric experience is preferred. Current license as a New York State social worker. Must be trained in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI). Salary Range: $33.43 - $54.89Pay Grade: 34Compensation may vary based upon, but not limited to: overall experience and qualifications, shift, and location.