Mental Health Social Worker (PLCSW, LCSW, LICSW) Job at Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE

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  • Bryan Health
  • Lincoln, NE

Job Description

Mental Health Social Worker (PLCSW, LCSW, LICSW) at Bryan Health summary:

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to develop and implement effective treatment and discharge plans for patients in acute mental health settings. Responsibilities include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, advocacy, and supervising social work students. The role involves collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to promote patient coping strategies and ensure safe transitions post-discharge.

Summary

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker is responsible for obtaining and synthesizing all bio-psycho-social information to appropriately assess, treat and provide a safe discharge plan for patients. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker is involved with assessment, counseling, group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, advocacy and family education as well as discharge planning and referral. Floats to all mental health units as assigned, including the Mental Health Emergency Department, Tele-health and the Adult Partial Program.

PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently demonstrates our core values.

2. Conducts psychosocial interviews of patients, their families, and collateral resources to determine presenting issues, potential causes and how these issues have impacted their functioning and health.

3. Utilizes clinical skills to draw from all available information to form a clinical assessment that is both need and strength based.

4. Synthesizes information to ensure that all risk factors, acuity, and all treatment options have been considered.

5. Effectively utilizes professional skills and insight to work with patients that are in acute psychological crisis and may display one or more of the following: a lack family support, a lack of community provider network, minimal insight into their situation, or significant deficits in coping with their illness leading to poor follow-through.

6. Provides consultation to colleagues and makes recommendations to the treatment team regarding the appropriate course of action/treatment.

7. Establishes an interdisciplinary psychosocial treatment plan including both short-term and long-term goals.

8. Promotes and teaches patients ways to cope with stressful situations while striving for practical and manageable solutions.

9. Engages in discharge planning that identifies patients needs; obtains adequate resources for patient discharge; and, provides for a safe post-hospital plan.

10. Facilitates group therapy utilizing various counseling approaches that are appropriate for the situation.

11. Supervises Masters Social Worker (MSW) students.

12. Utilizes Trauma Informed Care Principles.

13. Maintains patient medical records.

14. Follows all rules, regulations, laws and standards of oversight agencies; follows all policy and procedures as outlined by Bryan Health.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) required. Current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required. Prior acute care psychiatric experience with the client population to be served (adult/youth) preferred.

Will also consider PLCSW.

OTHER CREDENTIALS / CERTIFICATIONS:

None

Keywords:

mental health social worker, clinical social work, biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, group therapy, case management, discharge planning, patient advocacy, trauma informed care, psychiatric social work

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work,

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