Counselor

LiveWell Homecare Agency; San Angelo (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveWell Homecare Agency delivers counseling services to patients with chemical dependency and psychiatric issues in a healthcare setting. This role requires identifying complex psychosocial needs, conducting thorough assessments, and coordinating care to support positive health outcomes.

The social worker collaborates with the care team, arranges discharge planning, and advocates for patients, ensuring understanding of medical care choices while maintaining confidentiality and ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Assess patients' medical, social, emotional, financial, spiritual, and support systems.
• Complete assessments within 72 hours of admission.
• Ensure licensed professionals sign off on assessments for approval.
• Develop discharge and care management plans collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for patients, ensuring understanding of medical care choices and documenting interventions.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams for planning, service provision, and discharge planning.
• Monitors and evaluates social services on inpatient psychiatric units, providing counseling to patients.

Skills

Complex psychosocial assessments

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient advocacy

Education

MSW or equivalent

Licensed MSW (LMSW/LCSW) preferred

Job description

Responsible for independently delivering professional counseling services to patients with chemical dependency and/or psychiatric issues within a healthcare setting.

Position Specific Essential Functions

• Identifies patients and families with complex psychosocial needs requiring social work intervention, collecting and documenting pertinent information for the healthcare team.
• Assesses patients' medical, social, emotional, financial, spiritual, and support systems through direct contact and other sources, completing assessments within 72 hours of admission.
• Ensures assessments conducted by licensed professionals are signed by a licensed master social worker for approval.
• Develops discharge and care management plans collaboratively, communicating and adjusting based on patient progress.
• Advocates for patients, ensuring understanding of medical care choices and documenting interventions.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams for planning, timely service provision, and discharge planning, including coordinating referrals and discharge teaching.
• Monitors and evaluates social services on inpatient psychiatric units, providing therapeutic counseling to patients.
• Reviews patient progress to ensure care plans align with clinical course and modifies as needed.
• Arranges discharge prescriptions, appointments, and services, ensuring documentation is complete prior to patient departure.
• Promotes positive health outcomes through patient advocacy and support.
• Assists patients and families in understanding and following medical recommendations, restoring social and health adjustment.
• Maintains knowledge of community resources, making appropriate referrals, and evaluates readmission rates and patient satisfaction to improve case management practices.
• Respects confidentiality, patient rights, and ethical standards; possesses knowledge of emergency detention, guardianship, and legal processes.
• Completes insurance authorizations and understands contracted bed processes.
• Documents patient safety issues and complaints, attends meetings and training, and performs other assigned duties.