Licensed Clinical Social Worker Norwalk Hospital

Description

LCSW Opportunity Norwalk Hospital $5,000 Sign on Bonus 

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.

Education Skills Experience:

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school
Minimum of three years experience 
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 

For more information please reach out to [email protected] 

Department: NW Psychiatry

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $33.21 - $61.68 Hourly