Licensed Clinical Social Worker- Norwalk Hospital
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Job Location:
Norwalk, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 32 - 59
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Description
LCSW Full Time Opportunity Norwalk Hospital
Summary:
Provides clinical services to emotionally ill individuals collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment
Responsibilities:
1. Conducts interviews with patients/family members to evaluate coping abilities dysfunctional adjustments maladaptive behaviors functional status.
2. Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers limitations & lack of coping abilities adjustments functional status. Evaluates patients for mental disorders.
3. Provides individual family group therapy crisis intervention and psycho-education.
4. Evaluates for child elder abuse domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staff relative to assessment criteria & referral.
5. Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis.
6. Mentors and acts as consultant to peers staff & community.
7. Acts as a liaison for the patients within community (local state and private agencies).
8. Participates in patient care planning policy and procedure development quality performance improvement & projects as assigned by the department manager.
9. Provides coverage for absent (vacation sick etc.) social workers in medical/surgical rehabilitation womens and childrens semi areas emergency & neonatal unit.
10. Completes hospital and state required documentation & other paperwork & forms.
11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
Other Information:
Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited school
Minimum of three yearsï½ experience
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
PREFER: Experience in assigned specialty area crisis intervention discharge planning DSMIV diagnosis and treatment
Department: NW Psychiatry
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $32.23 - $59.86 Hourly
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
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