We are recruiting for a motivated Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry Social
Worker, MSW to join our team!
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DepartmentAdult Psychiatrists
With over 700 employees, Behavioral Health Services (BHS) at Denver
Health is a large and rapidly expanding department that provides psychiatric
care for patients in community, emergency, inpatient, justice,
medical, mobile, and outpatient settings. As a non-profit committed to
meeting community needs and promoting health equity, Denver Health offers
psychiatrists a practice full of meaning and purpose. All physicians at Denver
Health have an academic appointment at the University of Colorado School of
Medicine. As such, Denver Health is an excellent place to work for
physicians with an interest in clinical education.
Job Summary
Under general supervision, plans, organizes and implements social work
treatment for Emergency Department/hospitalized patients and their families.
Assesses the biopsychosocial needs of patients and families and creates an
individual plan of care, as it relates to the patient's current health
concerns and ongoing access to care outside of the hospital. Provides clinical
interventions that help meet identified needs by utilizing personal, family
and community resources. Provides crisis intervention, supportive
counseling, case consultation and care coordination services.
Essential Functions:
Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments that are thorough,
individualized, objective and complete. Provides intervention appropriate to
the presenting problem. Utilizes key case management components including
assessment/reassessment, care planning, coordination of care, and
documentation. Evaluates emotional components, impact of health issues and
assists patient to identify strengths, dysfunctional factors and to
establish detailed discharge/transition of care plans. Provides care
coordination throughout the continuum of care and/or hospitalization from
case referral to case closure. (35%)
Applies knowledge of individual, group and family functioning to ensure
appropriateness of treatment methods to assist patient in achieving care plan
goals. Demonstrates the ability to develop effective brief interventions that
are socio-culturally sensitive. (20%)
Routinely consults, negotiates, and coordinates with internal and external
resources to assure collaborative efforts to maximize patient outcomes. (15%)
Facilitates multi-disciplinary communications and patient care meetings
(i.e. case conferences/family meetings, rounding) and utilizes
information to assess and reassess care needs. Demonstrates and educates staff
as to the scope of function of the Social Work role in the health care team.
Ensures patient involvement in care planning and goal setting with informed
consent documented. Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles
of growth and development over the life span, as well as demonstrating the
ability to assess the patient's status and interpreting appropriate cultural
information of the patient(s) to whom care/service is being
delivered/provided. Demonstrates knowledge of major concepts principles and
theories of normal and abnormal human development, and its application to
specific age groups. Utilizes knowledge of patient populations' cultural,
religious, ethnic and social systems in interactions, care planning and
education. Demonstrates comprehensive effective knowledge of programs,
eligibility, and skill in obtaining appropriate resource/services; is
able to educate others, to identify gaps and suggest alternatives. (15%)
Assists clients to maximize adjustment to illness/disability/trauma by
addressing biopsychosocial ssues and enhancing problem solving and coping
skills. Evaluates emotional components, impact of health issues and assists
client to identify disruptive factors to establish treatment goals. (15%)
Education:
Master's Degree From an CSWE accredited college or university Required
Work Experience:
1-3 years Typically, one-year full time post master's degree Social Work
practice under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Licenses:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of coordination of care/discharge planning, crisis intervention
and supportive counseling.
Knowledge of medical/behavioral health terms, abbreviations,
diagnosis, and demonstrates this knowledge verbally and in writing.
Skill in problem solving and use of critical thinking skills.
Skill in providing care appropriate to the age of the patients served within
the healthcare setting.
Skill in establishing a treatment alliance and engaging the patient in goal
setting and prioritizing.
Ability to manage the professional relationship including termination and/or
transition of care.
Ability to respond to crisis situations and provide support.
Ability to advocate in a professional manner as appropriate.
ShiftDays (United States of America)
Work TypeRegular