Social Worker

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Routinely consults, negotiates, and coordinates with internal and external resources to assure collaborative efforts to maximize patient outcomes.
• 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.
• Assists clients to maximize adjustment to illness/disability/trauma by addressing biopsychosocial issues 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.

Inpatient Addiction Consult Social Worker at Denver Health

Inpatient Addiction Consult Social Worker, MSW

Inpatient Addiction Consult Social Worker role at Denver Health providing social work treatment for hospitalized patients. Collaborating with healthcare teams to address biopsychosocial needs of patients and families.

• Evaluate mental health conditions, diagnose, create, and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy
• Provide excellent care for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community
• Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
• Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol
• For Full-Time status, clinicians must maintain at least 32 available hours for patient care per week
• Coordinate services with other care providers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other OptiMindHealth staff, and school staff as needed
• Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings

Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing mental health care at OptiMindHealth

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing care for various mental health conditions at OptiMindHealth. Collaborating with a team to improve access to quality mental health services.

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Inpatient Addiction Consult Social Worker, MSW

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