Social Worker LCSW

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Job Summary
Under minimal supervision, plans, organizes and implements psychiatric case management for clients and families. This work predominantly includes identifying and connecting patients to other psychiatric services in the community to assist with their ongoing behavioral healthcare. The work may also include a small amount of clinical work that would include assessing the psychological needs of patients and families under a multi-cultural and trauma-informed lens, consistent with the spirit of evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and motivational interviewing.

Essential Functions:
1. Functions as a social worker on the multidisciplinary inpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry team, who sees clients on the medical, surgical, intensive care, pediatric, and labor & delivery services, and provides additional support to the Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) when required. Social worker will provide coordination of care and discharge planning to address the behavioral health needs of the client and family.
2. Utilizes clinical assessment and diagnostic skills to engage in care plan development with clients and families.
3. Coordinates transfers and/or referrals to various levels of psychiatric care including, but not limited to, internal adult and child inpatient psychiatric units, community adult and child inpatient psychiatric units, acute treatment units (ATUs), crisis stabilization units (CSUs), partial hospitalization programs (PHPs), intensive outpatient programs (IOPs), and outpatient behavioral health clinics (including Integrated Behavioral Health services).
4. Will call centers for availability, assure all necessary medical labs/tests needed have been completed, complete and send the clinical packets necessary for transfer to community programs, communicate the outcome with the primary medical team, and coordinate the transfer of the client(s) from our hospital to the appropriate clinical location.
5. Must be able to provide clients and their families with resources and referrals to psychiatric services in the community (including, but not limited to the above-mentioned programs)
6. Will work in collaboration with our addiction consult service social workers to determine the most appropriate disposition for clients with dual diagnoses (psychiatric and addiction diagnoses).
7. Opportunities can be made available to strengthen clinical relationships with community psychiatric programs via site visits.
8. Will be asked to participate in collection of data/metrics for quality improvement projects.
9. If time allows and case management duties have been completed, there will be some opportunity to help proactively screen new admissions to the medical/surgical/pediatric/intensive care services/PES for psychiatric needs.
10. If time allows and case management duties have been completed, there may be opportunity to provide psychotherapy to clients experiencing depression, anxiety, acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder, grief and bereavement. There will also be some opportunity to complete safety assessments for clients that screen positive for high risk of suicide using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).
11. Documents accurately and timely. Responds to patient and referral needs, maintains a safe environment of care and ensures the maintenance of patient confidentiality.
12. Promotes positive interpersonal (customer) relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients and visitors. Treats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
13. Adheres to, complies with and demonstrates support for the mission and values of Denver Health.
14. Ensures confidentiality of patient information by creating and maintaining a secure and trusting environment by not sharing information learned on the job, except when necessary in the performance of the job responsibilities or to improve a patient's care.
15. Other duties as assigned.


Education
Master's Degree from a certified Master's program in psychology, counseling, social work, or other related human services degree.
Required


Work Experience
1-3 years Typically 3 years of clinical experience post master's degree Required


Licenses
LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW State Licensing Board Required and

BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
1. Knowledge of community mental health treatment programs.
2. Knowledge of patient populations' cultural, religious, ethnic, and social systems in interactions, care planning, and education.
3. Knowledge of medical terms, abbreviations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis and demonstrates this knowledge verbally and in writing.
4. Skill in navigating and documenting within a medical record system.
5. Skill in providing care appropriate to the age of the patients served within the unit(s).
6. Skill in establishing a treatment alliance and engaging the client in goal setting and prioritizing.
7. Ability to manage the professional relationship including termination.
8. Ability to respond to trauma or psychiatric emergency.
9. Performs patient care in accordance with evidence-based clinical framework; achieves high standards of care through the implementation and supervision of evidence-based services and application of clinical policies and procedures for all patients and staff within a variety of inpatient settings.

10. Knowledge and the ability to audit for compliance of State, Federal and Agency mandated documentation.

11. Possesses critical thinking skills that lead to the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

12. Provides both clinical care and basic administrative assistance.

13. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Outlook, Word.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

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