CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

State of careers Rhode Island; Athens (OH); On-site; USD 76,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals in Rhode Island seeks a Clinical Social Worker for the Zambarano Unit. You will apply social casework techniques within hospital and public health program settings to support patients and families.

Responsibilities include discharge planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and coordinating community resources to promote recovery and return to normal living.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of clinical social casework techniques and their application in hospital or state mental health settings.
• Ability to apply knowledge to remove or alleviate social, emotional or environmental problems and promote recovery.
• Ability to collaborate with medical staff and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Apply social casework techniques in diagnosis and treatment within clinical settings.
• Participate in diagnostic conferences with casework superiors and psychiatrists for planning and treatment.
• Provide follow-up services and discharge planning coordination with patients and care teams.
• Coordinate referrals and placements for skilled nursing, rehab, long-term care, and community services.
• Assist with Medicaid, Medicare, and benefits issues and discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical social casework techniques

Team collaboration

Discharge planning

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Job description

Department

Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals

Division

Social/Human Services

Salary

$75,916.00 - $85,405.00

Job Profile

JC-02822200-20 - Clinical Social Worker (Council 94 Local 2883 BHDDH DOH)

Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm

Standard 35.0

Restricted/Limited to the Leave of The Prior Incumbent

Job Requisition Number

JR104068 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (Open)

Pay Grade

C00B27 A

Classification

Clinical Social Worker

Class Definition

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To apply social casework techniques, in collaboration with medical and para-medical professions, in the diagnosis and treatment of patients or persons in a clinical setting in a hospital, or in a state-wide mental health or state-wide public health program with the objective to remove or alleviate social, emotional, or environmental problems of patients and promote their return to a normal and effective pattern of living; and to do related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of a casework superior, or psychiatrist, or program chief from whom general and specific work assignments and instructions are received; work is reviewed for the application of accepted social casework techniques and results obtained.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: As assigned, may supervises social caseworkers, undergraduate/ graduate student and clinical assistants.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

• To apply social casework techniques, in collaboration with medical and para-medical professions, in the diagnosis and treatment of patients or persons in a clinical setting in a hospital, or a state-wide mental health or state-wide public health program, or in other clinical settings; to apply such techniques with the objective to remove or alleviate, through individual casework or group therapy, those social, emotional or environmental problems so as to promote the recovery of such patients or persons and facilitate their return to a normal and effective pattern of living.
• As a member of a clinical team, to participate in diagnostic and technical conferences with casework superiors, a psychiatrist, physician or program chief, or other professional personnel, for cooperative planning and treatment to meet the needs of patients or persons which involve or include social, emotional, or environmental as well as the medical aspects of medical care; to provide casework treatment directed towards helping the patient or person to accept the diagnosis of his illness or problem and participate in and respond to medical treatment measures.
• As required, to consult with a psychiatrist or psychologist when serving as a member of a clinical team on: the assignment of new patients and their later diagnosis and treatment, and on predischarge and after-care planning when released from a hospital or clinic.
• To provide follow-up services in assisting patients or persons, or their relatives, with personal or environmental difficulties which are centered around the illness, or which interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical, surgical, or psychiatric care.
• To establish effective working relationships with staff members and supervisors and with representatives of pertinent community agencies; to have available knowledge of community resources for use in the treatment and follow-up services for patients or their relatives.
• To provide social work consultation to staff members, including physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and as required to nurses, nutritionists, physical therapists and other personnel, working towards the objective of the recovery and return of patients or persons to a normal and effective pattern of living.
• To prepare anamneses of cases with findings and evaluation of the relationship and interaction between the patient’s social situation and his psychiatric-medical problem and to formulate initial and ongoing psycho-social diagnosis of such patient.
• To do related work as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT:

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: A thorough knowledge of clinical social casework techniques and skill in their application in collaboration with medical and para-medical professions, in the diagnosis and treatment of patients or persons to remove or alleviate social, emotional, attitude or environmental problems in order to promote their return to a normal and effective pattern of living; a working knowledge of the normal emotional reactions to illness and medical care, such as regression, anxiety, dependency, etc.; a working knowledge of those reactions which effect the patient’s acceptance and use of medical care as related to his own personality such as his own reactions to authority, his way of meeting frustration, acceptance of limitations, and adaptability to change; a working knowledge of community resources available for the use of patients or persons under treatment; the ability to apply such knowledge effectively as a member of a clinical team; and related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION: Such as may have been gained through: possession of a Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution of higher education.

Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education.

Supplemental Information

This position is assigned to the Zambarano Unit of Eleanor Slater Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital serving adults with complex medical, functional, and psychosocial needs. The Clinical Social Worker provides hospital-based psychosocial services, discharge assessment, develops, implements and coordinates the components of discharge planning with the patient, the patient’s representative or caregiver, the interdisciplinary treatment team, and community providers.

Duties include:

• Completion and documentation of psychosocial screening, assessment, and reassessment, including patient strengths, support, health-related social needs, decisionmakers, benefits, housing, discharge barriers, and post-hospital needs.
• Begin discharge planning upon admission; develop and update the discharge goal and plan; involve the patient and representative; document preferences and choice; and coordinate transition to the least restrictive, clinically appropriate setting.
• Coordinate referrals and placements, as applicable, for skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care, home health, assisted living, home- and community-based services, community residences, durable medical equipment, transportation, medications, and other supports.
• Assist with Medicaid and long-term services and supports, Medicare, Managed Care Providers, PASRR, Social Security, insurance and benefits, guardianship or other authorized decision-maker issues, advance-care-planning resources, and financial or community-service referrals.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and care conferences; communicate barriers, progress, and follow-up needs; and document assessments, interventions, referrals, responses or denials, patient or representative involvement, and transition handoffs.
• Provide counseling, support, education, advocacy, and resource coordination within the employee’s professional license, demonstrated competence, credentialing, and assigned responsibilities.
• Collaborate with medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, case management/utilization review, finance, legal, state agencies, receiving providers, and community partners to support safe and timely transitions of care.

Preferred Qualifications:

Applicants must meet the State classification requirements. A current Rhode Island Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) license is preferred. Hospital or LTACH experience, complex medical discharge planning, long-term services and supports, and community placement experience are also preferred.

Benefits

For information regarding thebenefits available to State of RhodeIsland employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits’ website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.

Also, be advised thata new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.