Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker is responsible for autonomously obtaining and synthesizing all bio-psycho-social information to appropriately assess, treat and provide a safe discharge plan for patients. The Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker is competent to provide assessment, counseling, group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, advocacy and family education as well as discharge planning and referral in an autonomous manner. Floats to all mental health units as assigned, including the Mental Health Emergency Department, Tele-health and the Adult Partial Program. Acts as a member of managed care provider panels and assign benefits to the Medical Center as requested or required by services.

PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. *Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently demonstrates our core values.

2. *Conducts psychosocial interviews of patients, their families, and collateral resources to determine presenting issues, potential causes and how these issues have impacted their functioning and health.

3. *Utilizes clinical skills to draw from all available information to form a clinical assessment that is both need and strength based.

4. *Synthesizes information to ensure that all risk factors, acuity, and all treatment options have been considered.

5. *Effectively utilizes advanced professional skills and insight to work with patients that are in acute psychological crisis and may display one or more of the following: a lack family support, a lack of community provider network, minimal insight into their situation, or significant deficits in coping with their illness leading to poor follow-through.

6. *Provides autonomous consultation and makes recommendations to the treatment team regarding the appropriate course of action/treatment.

7. *Establishes an interdisciplinary psychosocial treatment plan including both short-term and long-term goals.

8. *Promotes and teaches patients ways to cope with stressful situations while striving for practical and manageable solutions.

9. *Engages in discharge planning that identifies patients needs; obtains adequate resources for patient discharge; and, provides for a safe post-hospital plan.

10. *Facilitates group therapy utilizing various counseling approaches that are appropriate for the situation.

11. *Supervises Masters Social Worker (MSW) students; may supervise Licensed Clinical Social Worker colleagues seeking Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) licensure.

12. *Utilizes Trauma Informed Care Principles.

13. *Maintains patient medical records.

14. *Follows all rules, regulations, laws and standards of oversight agencies; follows all policy and procedures as outlined by Bryan Health.

15. Performs all other related duties as assigned.

(Essential Job functions are marked with an asterisk "*").

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Knowledge of the principles and practice of social work.

2. Knowledge of theories and modalities used in the treatment of mental illness.

3. Knowledge of case management interventions used in the treatment of those with severe and persistent mental illness.

4. Knowledge of multiple levels of community resources to match resources with need.

5. Knowledge of managed care practices and guidelines including insurance provider panels.

6. Knowledge of personal computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to job functions.

7. Skill in critical thinking and making frequent autonomous decisions.

8. Ability to engage in individual, group and/or family counseling or psychotherapy.

9. Ability to coordinate the delivery of a variety of psychosocial services.

10. Ability to interpret and explain possible scenarios to patients and their families.

11. Ability to perform appropriate interventions with all age groups and with individuals of various cultures.

12. Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.

13. Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments and complete all documentation according to procedure.

14. Ability to work as a member of an inter-disciplinary team and act as a patient/family advocate.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) required. Current licensure as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) required. Minimum of two (2) years prior acute care psychiatric experience with the client population to be served.

OTHER CREDENTIALS / CERTIFICATIONS:

Must obtain approval to participate on managed care and insurance provider panels.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

(Physical Requirements are based on federal criteria and assigned by Human Resources upon review of the Principal Job Functions.)

(DOT) - Characterized as sedentary work requiring exertion up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Requires ability to move between facilities, patient rooms and medical center departments in order to meet patient and family contact needs.