Job Summary
The role involves independently delivering professional counseling services, primarily working directly with patients experiencing chemical dependency and/or psychiatric issues within a clinical setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify patients and families with complex psychosocial needs requiring social work intervention; document pertinent information for healthcare team access.
- Assess patients’ medical, social, emotional, financial, spiritual, and support systems, completing assessments within 72 hours of admission.
- Ensure assessments conducted by licensed professionals are signed by a master social worker for approval.
- Develop discharge and care management plans collaboratively with patients, healthcare team, physicians, and payers; communicate and adjust plans based on patient progress.
- Advocate for patients by ensuring understanding of medical care options and documenting case activities.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care, including referrals, discharge teaching, and arranging services such as DME and outpatient care.
- Provide therapeutic individual and group counseling, monitor patient progress, and review care plans to ensure consistency with clinical course.
- Ensure proper discharge procedures, including prescriptions, appointments, and transfer documentation; promote patient health outcomes.
- Maintain updated knowledge of community resources, evaluate readmission and patient satisfaction metrics, and respect confidentiality and ethical standards.
- Possess knowledge of emergency detention, guardianship processes, and legal documentation such as advance directives and power of attorney.
- Complete insurance authorizations, manage contracted bed approvals, and document patient safety issues.
- Participate in meetings, conferences, and ongoing professional development, performing additional duties as assigned.
Essential Functions
- Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments, develop and implement discharge plans, advocate for patients, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
- Maintain compliance with confidentiality, legal, and ethical standards, including handling emergency detentions and legal guardianships.
- Utilize patient safety reports, evaluate service metrics, and stay informed on community resources and policies to enhance case management practices.