Hospital Social Worker: Therapy & Discharge Planning

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Hampstead (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampstead Hospital, part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, seeks a Social Worker to provide therapeutic and case management services for patients and families. The role includes individual, family, and group therapy, treatment planning, and psychosocial formulations, coordinating with stakeholders for seamless transitions.

Responsibilities include counseling, discharge planning, staff training, and collaboration with community providers.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work and internship meeting professional standards.
• Related field work experience, preferably with patients and families in psychiatric settings, aligned with trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect social work services to patients and families, including group and individual counseling, case management, psychosocial assessments, aftercare planning, and facilitating family meetings.
• Coordinates discharge planning and continuing care plans per treatment team recommendations, policies, and standards.
• Provides clinical consultations to other treatment team members and trains multidisciplinary staff on program policies and evidence-based interventions.
• Develops professional relationships with community healthcare providers, collateral outpatient providers, residential programs, and schools.
• Performs level-of-care assessments and related pre-certification reviews with insurance companies.
• Completes and reviews documentation per Joint Commission, Medicaid and Medicare standards; LICSWs may supervise junior staff.
• Promotes patient safety through non-punitive reporting and participation in safety training and quality improvement.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Hampstead Hospital, part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, seeks a Social Worker to provide therapeutic and case management services for patients and families. The role includes individual, family, and group therapy, treatment planning, and psychosocial formulations, coordinating with stakeholders for seamless transitions.

Responsibilities include counseling, discharge planning, staff training, and collaboration with community providers.