Psychiatric Social Worker

Overall Purpose of The Job

The psychiatric social worker will be responsible for performing complicated, detailed, and involved reviews of a highly professional nature to gather background material from patients, family members, service providers, and guardians in order to formulate comprehensive psychosocial assessments and make clinical recommendations for inpatient and aftercare services.

Duties:

· Establishing and maintaining highly sensitive contacts with a wide range of community agencies while exercising sound judgment to ensure quality services are provided to patients.

· Establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients, guardians, family members, and significant others to assess, mobilize, and access social, financial, and residential resources needed to promote recovery.

· Developing treatment goals in conjunction with the treatment teams of the facility, patients, guardians, families, and significant others based on an in-depth comprehensive psychosocial assessment.

· Ensuring ongoing discussion upon issues with discharge, with the treatment team, patients, guardians, families, and significant others.

· Providing individual, family, and group therapy on assigned cases and based on program needs with a willingness to apply a broad range of established therapeutic techniques.

· Assisting and giving guidance to patients as needed to assist with individual problem-solving.

· Coordinating and monitoring patient finances such as daily spending, applications for benefits, and/or entitlement programs provided by federal, state, and charitable organizations.

· Utilizing interventions consistent with current research relevant to developmental, cultural, and disability-specific needs while documenting the efficacy of utilized interventions.

· Supervising, assigning, and carrying out facility transportation Services for patients to appointments.

· Initiating or overseeing the initiating of guardianship and/or involuntary commitment proceedings consistent with RSA 135 and 464-A, while ensuring congruency with the Social Work Code of Ethics.

· Adhering to all applicable laws and policies including The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Health Care for All (HCFA), NHH policies, and the Health Engagement Model (HEM).

· Monitoring other legal issues such as the status of probation or parole involvement, pending court hearings for criminal or civil actions, facilitating appropriate involvement of the patient in these proceedings, and giving direct testimony at court hearings as appropriate.

· Developing a comprehensive discharge plan focused on recovery that is in consideration of the concerns of all interested parties with the expectation that collaboration with the treatment team and other interested parties will be emphasized.

· Providing support, modeling, and assistance to other hospital staff to reinforce courteous interactions and clinically appropriate interventions with patients.

· Documenting all social service interventions in the clinical record and following facility and Departmental policies and procedures as well as discipline-specific standards and expectations regarding psychosocial assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, and other required forms and reports.

· Providing clinical analysis and recommendations at diagnostic and treatment review conferences as necessary.

· Consulting with other professional treatment staff regarding various treatment interventions, psychosocial and environmental influences, community resource availability, and discharge needs.

· Participating in training and classes to maintain and increase knowledge relevant to case management and patient care.

· Assisting in covering social service needs throughout the facility as they arise.

Experience Required:

• At least two years of experience as a Psychiatric Social Worker
• Must exhibit quality communication skills with the ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

Education Required:

• Masters in social work
• Must be licensed as a social worker.

Other Special Qualifications:

Reliably commute or planning to relocate to Concord, New Hampshire

International SOS Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

This job description outlines the types of responsibilities the incumbent is required to perform. The incumbent may be required to perform job related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description. This job description is subject to regular review.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $40.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Work setting:

• In-person

License/Certification:

• Psychiatric Health Worker (Required)
• Certified Social Worker (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Concord, NH 03301 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Concord, NH 03301: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40 - $-1