Social Worker 3 LCSW Diff PRN Premium Lake Main Campus

Job Description

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides comprehensive mental health and chemical dependency evaluations for individuals in emotional distress, makes appropriate treatment recommendations, and coordinates patient admissions to the Division of Mental and Behavioral Health in an effort to ensure that high quality health care services are provided by the COPE Team. Relies on education, experience and judgment to accomplish job. Creativity and some latitude is expected to complete responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Patient Care

Provides compassionate and professional mental health and chemical dependency evaluations in the hospital and community (e.g., police department, schools) and makes appropriate treatment recommendations. Responds to patient needs in a timely and considerate manner while maintaining awareness of the needs of others.

Promotes the quality and efficiency of his / her own performance through participation in staff educational programs, approved continuing education courses, and specialized skill training programs.

Liaises between the Division of Mental and Behavioral Health, physicians, community agencies, and the hospital in an effort to facilitate efficient problem solving and determine appropriate patient care services.

Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

About Us

Our Lady of the Lake is uniquely capable of caring for a full range of illness or injury, including those that are extremely complex, for both pediatric and adult patients. Our family of services includes :

We serve 38,000 inpatients and 820,000 outpatients annually and are committed to building a healthy community through excellence in patient care and education. A part of FMOL Health, Our Lady of the Lake is consistently awarded for compassionate care, clinical expertise, leading edge technology and innovation.