Licensed Clinical Social Worker- Norwalk Hospital

Job Description

Job Description

LCSW Full Time Opportunity Norwalk Hospital

Summary :

Provides clinical services to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment

Responsibilities :

1. Conducts interviews with patients / family members to evaluate coping abilities, dysfunctional adjustments, maladaptive behaviors, functional status.

2. Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and / or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, functional status. Evaluates patients for mental disorders.

3. Provides individual, family, group therapy, crisis intervention and psycho-education.

4. Evaluates for child, elder abuse, domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and / or educator to staff relative to assessment, criteria & referral.

5. Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis.

6. Mentors and acts as consultant to peers, staff & community.

7. Acts as a liaison for the patients within community (local, state and private agencies).

8. Participates in patient care planning, policy and procedure development, quality performance improvement & projects as assigned by the department manager.

9. Provides coverage for absent (vacation, sick, etc.) social workers in medical / surgical, rehabilitation, women's and children's semi areas, emergency & neonatal unit.

10. Completes hospital and state required documentation & other paperwork & forms.

11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information :

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school

Minimum of three years� experience

Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

PREFER : Experience in assigned specialty area, crisis intervention, discharge planning, DSMIV diagnosis and treatment

Department : NW Psychiatry

Exempt : Yes

Salary Range : $32.23 - $59.86 Hourly