Clinical Social Worker Behavioral Health

The Clinical Social Worker PPG provides psychosocial assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and community resource assistance on a consultation basis to patients and families utilizing a variety of treatment modalities, including individual, family, group and specialized counseling.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts psychosocial assessment interviews with patients and families to identify problems requiring social work interventions and treatment plans.
• Provides counseling to impact problems related to environmental needs, family or interpersonal conflict, grief issues, financial concerns, and coping with physical and/or mental illness using a variety of treatment modalities, including individual, family, group or specialized counseling.
• Intervenes in crisis situations.
• Assists patients and families in adjusting to episodes of acute and chronic illness.
• Provides consultation to other health care professionals when coordination with significant or intensive community resources is necessary to achieve desired treatment outcomes.
• Updates and maintains professional knowledge, resource information, skills and competencies related to areas of practice.
• Documents social work assessments, interventions, and psychosocial treatment plans according to licensure guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Completes mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements. Maintains applicable certification/licensure.

Education:

• Master’s degree in social work required.

Certifications:

• Licensed as LSW in the State of Ohio.
• Licensed as LISW in the State of Ohio preferred. LISW may be required depending on hiring department.

Complexity of Work:

• Strong interview assessment organizational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients, families, RN Care Coordinators, multidisciplinary team and community agencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Work Experience:

• One to two years direct practice experience.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Recommended Skills

• Assessments
• Consulting
• Diseases And Disorders
• Finance
• Interpersonal Skills
• Multidisciplinary Approach