The Behavioral Health Social Worker serves as an expert resource to the Case Management Team, physicians, inter-disciplinary team members, patients’ and patients’ families in a collaborative process evidenced by assessing, planning, and facilitation of options and services to meet individuals’ complex biomedical and psychosocial needs. Also provides support to in-patient nursing staff for appropriate discharge planning and provides quality oversight of the work of non-licensed Social Work staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a Master’s Degree in Social Work, or MFT or LMFT; with current and active license.
• Five years preferred, experience, in social services support to clients, preferably in a behavioral health care setting
• Current BLS (American Heart Association) for healthcare providers and CPI certificate within 30 days of hire.

MAJOR TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take a lead role in interviewing, assessing individuals with complex behavioral health needs
• Develops integrated/ individualized behavioral health treatment goals as part of a comprehensive care plan.
• May conduct group or individual therapy depending on program needs identified by BH unit leadership.
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation regarding complex biomedical and psychosocial issues.
• Manage Behavioral Health referrals and provide navigation to patients and physicians to access appropriate behavioral healthcare services.
• Collaborate in discharge planning for a patient’s safe transition to home or to another level of care in collaboration with the patient, the patients’ family and the health care delivery team.
• Collaborates with the patients’, families and Case Management Team, Coordinators, Providers and Physicians in the implementation of a comprehensive plan of care.
• Develops and implements efficient processes for referring patients and families to Federal, State, and County assistance programs.
• Actively participates in team meetings and selected case conferences to provide assistance in identifying and resolving biomedical and psychosocial needs of patients and families.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $34.00 per hour

Work Location: In person