Clinical Social Worker

Job Posting

Bluestone Child & Psychiatric Hospital is hiring Social Workers to be a part of our new facility! As the Clinical Social Worker, you will be responsible for providing social service functions in a behavioral healthcare setting. You will provide assessments as well as treatments and case management to patients and families. You will also be a resource person to healthcare professionals concerning psycho-social problems, community resources.

Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate good theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and appropriate treatment techniques for each type of therapy.
• Perform psychosocial assessments on all patients to determine social service needs, diagnosis and plan of care.
• Evaluate patient data, develops and implement a plan of care for the patient.
• Communicate with physicians regarding social service needs of the patient. Assist the physician to facilitate inpatient care.
• Participate in plan of care for each patient; work cooperatively as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team; completes progress notes and discharge plans in a timely fashion.
• Provide individual patient and family therapy and crisis intervention.
• Provide care appropriate to condition for pediatric or adolescent population.
• Observe and communicate pertinent information regarding patient mental status and behavior, occurrences, and/or negative response to treatment or intervention to physician and/or appropriate health care team members.
• Engage in therapeutic relationships that focus on patient needs and provide a structured process for patients to reach objectives outlined in the plan of care.
• Maintain current knowledge of social, medical and psychiatric service available within the community; maintains supply of resource materials to be distributed to patients when needed. Is able to obtain other resources as needed.
• Communicate with family members and caretakers regarding the needs of the patient and anticipated plans.
• Collaborate with Utilization Review Coordinator and other members of the healthcare team to provide for psychosocial assistance.
• Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

Qualifications:

• Valid Ohio social work or counseling license (LSW, LPC, MFT).
• Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.