Job Description
Company Description When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you’re coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus. You’re embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority. Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you’ll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade ‘A’ hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we’ve been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine.
Adult Psych Unit Job Description General Summary Autonomously functions as a member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide case management, therapeutic crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessment, therapy and counseling, referral, treatment planning, and other clinical social work services within their practice area. Maintains expert knowledge of available community resources to address the diverse needs of patients, groups, and families. Uses their understanding of the social determinants of health and clinical best practices to identify interventions for patients that enhance their functioning within their psychosocial environment.
Principal Responsibilities And Tasks The following statements describe the general work performed in this role. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed.
- Responsible for oversight of all clinical assessments performed by supervisees. Completes specialized assessment(s) in a focus area/practice setting, as needed. Provides feedback regarding the enhancement of assessment tools within their area.
- Serves as the lead psychosocial expert, on the healthcare team, to ensure care plans are culturally sensitive and address physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of care, including recommendations for treatment of emotional and behavioral health impairments and disorders. Evaluates how Advance Care Planning is incorporated into patient care.
- Provides and models clinically advanced care within the practice setting. Provides expertise practices to the healthcare system in multiple aspects of social work.
- Analyzes department performance effectiveness & provides feedback about specialty care interventions across the healthcare system.
- Completes clinical chart reviews of referrals/services. Shares resources with other coworkers by maintaining a current guide of relevant community resources.
- Evaluates referral sources utilized and provides advanced reflections to staff regarding the impact to clinical care/ patient’s needs. Leads networking with external agencies based on programs’ social determinants of health.
- Provides counseling to staff regarding their counseling practices and techniques. Demonstrates and models counseling approaches by working with patients with multifaceted needs.
- Provides clinical supervision, under a written contract required by the Board of Social Work Examiners, for licensed social workers seeking required supervision.
- Provides informal & formal consultations within the healthcare system.
- Models providing exemplary patient education. Leads clinical teaching and instruction of social work practices within the healthcare system regarding clinical, psychosocial, emotional, and behavioral health issues.
- Applies a variety of approaches to advocate for team members/ supervisees. Keeps statistics regarding volume of service, caseload size, admissions/discharges for equitable distribution of work, if applicable.
- Engages in professional development & networking through participation with a professional organization.
- Works in conjunction with leadership to develop and implement policies/procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory boards & practice standards.
- Completes all specific job tasks within their assigned department as outlined by supervisor.
Qualifications Education, Experience and Qualifications - Master’s degree in Social Work accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
- LCSW- C (Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical) licensure from the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
- Supervisory status through the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
- Minimum four (4) years of post-Master’s experience is required.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities - Demonstrate advanced skill in a) clinical social work and/or case management practice areas; b) completing advanced social work functions such as clinical assessment, treatment planning, intervention evaluation, case management, psychoeducation, referral, psychotherapy, clinical and general supervision, consultation, program evaluation, advocacy; c) effective critical thinking, creative problem solving; d) communications both written and oral; and e) age appropriate interpersonal interactions (patients may range from newborn to geriatric adult).
- Ability to a) communicate and collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders (i.e. colleagues, medical staff, liaisons, patient, family); b) assess, adapt, and calmly respond to changing and/or crisis environment; c) make independent decisions consistent with current policies, procedures, and ethical standards; d) prioritize work assignments and manage time effectively to complete duties; e) assist in data analysis, f) demonstrate innovative thinking, integrity, and accountability; and g) act as a leader for peers in regard to these skills.
Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation: Pay Range: $36.83-$55.29
Other Compensation (if applicable):
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