LCSW Geriatric Behavioral Health - EJGH

LCMC Health; Metairie (LA); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Heartfelt care

Smiles for patients

Compassionate teamwork

Community focus

Lagniappe in care

Résumé du poste

LCMC Health is seeking a Social Worker (LCSW) to provide clinical social work services for patients and families, including psychosocial assessments and discharge planning for those with complex needs.

The role involves conducting assessments through interviews, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, planning interventions, and documenting care while ensuring safe discharge and support for patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license required.
• Experience in hospital social work preferred.
• Strong communication and crisis intervention skills.

Responsabilités

• Perform psychosocial assessments and discharge planning for patients with complex needs.
• Collaborate with care teams to address psychosocial and financial barriers to discharge.
• Provide short-term supportive counseling to patients and families.
• Document assessments, plans and interventions in the medical record.
• Identify and report elder/child abuse or neglect as required by law.
• Facilitate family meetings and coordinate community resources.

Connaissances

Clinical social work

Psychosocial assessment

Discharge planning

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Medical record documentation

Family counseling

Abuse reporting

Description du poste

Your job is more than a job.

The Social Worker LCSW provides clinical social work services for patients and their families. Responsible for psychosocial assessments and discharge planning for patients with complex psychosocial and medical problems. Assists patients and their families in coping with difficulties related to hospital admission, illness, treatment, and discharge. Provides assessment, planning intervention, and evaluation of patient/family needs throughout the hospital stay.

Your Everyday

Completes psychosocial assessment, develops plans and carries out interventions for patients identified through referral and case finding to have psychosocial risk factors. Conducts assessment of patient’s psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family members, conferring with interdisciplinary team, and reviewing medical record. Evaluates coping skills, cognitive and intellectual functioning, support systems, resources, and other factors, that could affect responses to illness, treatment and discharge plan. Identifies barriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome as evidenced by treatment plan. Communicates findings and plan to interdisciplinary team. Documents assessment, plan and interventions in medical record. Provides short term supportive counseling for individuals experiencing a temporary or situational problem. Performs assessment for cases of suspected elder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect. Complies with required reporting, according to state law and hospital policy. Utilizes crisis intervention skills to assist victims/families of child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence, sexual/criminal assault and traumatic injury. Acts as active team member in the discharge planning process with primary responsibility for identifying complicating social and financial factors and barriers to appropriate discharge. Facilitates family meetings when there is disagreement or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care. Collaborates with the health care team to help resolve family conflict around care decisions. Maintains a working knowledge of available community resources by establishing a relationship with liaisons and admissions staff at agencies and facilities in the region.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) from the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

Work Shift

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

About East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we're only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.