Job Abstract

Position Summary:
? Reports to the Director of Case Management
? Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, and linkage with resources for inpatients, outpatients, their families and significant others.
? Assists patients and their families in coping with psychosocial problems related to acute and chronic illness, treatment regimes, and adjusting to an altered lifestyle in order to promote effective and timely discharges.

Position Duties/Responsibilities:
? Assesses patient's biopsychosocial needs and options. Interviews patient and family members to determine medical-social and emotional needs and identifies personal, family, and community resources that are available.
? Facilitates referrals to other services ( e.g. substance abuse treatment, specialty care and community resources) as needed.
? Applies knowledge of developmental issues of all ages, from early childhood to the elderly, in order to relate to patients of all ages.
? Provides crisis, short-term and extended social work treatment to patients and families to maximize appropriate use of medical treatment.
? Develops discharge/treatment plans with patients and families specific to spiritual and cultural values, including professional assessment of psycho-social strengths and weaknesses in the context of the illness and treatment program.
? Communicates the discharge/treatment plan to attending medical and nursing staff.
? Maintains documentation of all services in the medical record.
? Participates in and/or facilitates team meetings.
? Sensitive to issues of cultural diversity.
? Maintains knowledge of LVMC Policies and Procedures.
? Manages clinical resources for patients and regulatory compliance.
? Performs related duties as requested.

Position Qualifications:
? Education: Master's level social worker (MSW).
? Experience: At least 1 year of appropriate experience preferred.
? Skills/Ability: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Computer skills required.
? Exhibits the ability to organize work assignments and follow through with accuracy.
? Exercises good judgment, demonstrates initiative, emotional stability, tact, and poise.
? Bilingual preferred.

LVMC reserves the right to modify the minimum requirements depending on the needs of the organization.