PRN Behavioral Health Crisis Worker

Garrett Regional Medical Center; Oakland (MD); On-site; USD 85,130,000 - 85,205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Tuition Program

Paid Time Off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Garrett Regional Medical Center invites a dedicated social worker to join the Behavioral Health team. The role focuses on psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and linkage to community resources to support patients and families.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and document care decisions. Required bachelor’s in social work or related field, BLS within 30 days, and AVADE training within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology or related field.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• AVADE training within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform intake assessments and evaluate clients’ psychosocial needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning with attention to individual differences.
• Assess discharge planning needs and coordinate appropriate placements.
• Maintain documentation in the medical record of evaluations and plans of care.
• Provide counseling on end-of-life decisions and advance directives.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Independent judgment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

BLS Certification within 30 days

AVADE training within 30 days

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Plans, organizes, and implements social work services to patients and families including plans for discharge, aftercare, and linkage to available community resources. Completes crisis assessments for Behavioral Health patients and arranges appropriate disposition.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, certification, and/or licensure:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology or other related field.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 30 days of date of hire.
• AVADE training within 30 days of date of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Education, certification, and/or licensure:

• Master’s degree.

Experience

• Two (2) years experience in a behavioral health setting.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs intake assessment/evaluation of clients, including personal, social, and emotional development, family dynamics, and where appropriate, biopsychosocial antecedents, influences, and effects associated with substance dependence.
• Participates in multidisciplinary treatment planning, with attention to special treatment needs by reason of age, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic origin, social and cultural influences, and spiritual needs.
• Assesses patients for discharge planning needs based on patient’s ability to make decisions, capabilities of caring for self and assisting with alternative arrangements for placement.
• Petitions for guardianship/conservatorship for adults who lack DMC where there is no one willing or available to serve as HCS and the patient has no MPOA.
• Interpretations of social, psychological, and emotional problems is shared with the department’s licensed social workers and other team members. Evaluations and recommendations are documented, as well as recommendations.
• Assess patients for signs or symptoms of abuse utilizing age appropriate evaluation and coordinates appropriate referral and counseling. Knowledge of the laws regarding child abuse, neglect, adult abuse, neglect, domestic violence and rape.
• When requested by the care managers or physicians, assess patients for psychosocial needs due to illness causing hospitalization based on age appropriateness.
• Assists patients and families with end‑of‑life decision making, advance directives utilizing age appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and decision making capacity. Provides counseling on death and dying involving SIDS, fetal demise, sudden death and death of the terminally ill.
• Provides appropriate documentation of services provided by making concise entries in the medical record regarding the evaluation and plan of care.
• Evaluates social, financial, psychological and family situations. Refers patient to sources of possible financial assistance where appropriate.
• Discusses issues with patients such as advance directives, long‑term care, informed consent, and basic patient rights. Assists patients in preparing advance directives.
• Petitions for involuntary commitment for patients within hospital who are deemed a danger to self or others and are refusing treatment.
• Discusses patient and disposition with psychiatrist and treating medical physician. Documents disposition accordingly.
• Creates patient Behavioral Health Treatment Plan based on patient's admitting psychiatric problems/diagnosis.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent stooping, kneeling, crounching or crawling.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Multi-disciplinary treatment teams.
• Clinic based care as well as crisis residential care.
• Travel between facilities.

Skills And Abilities

• Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions, and must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Must have the ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific principles, and also be able to collaborate with other multi‑disciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Shift: Evening (United States of America)

Exempt/Non‑Exempt: United States of America (Non‑Exempt)

Compensation Range: $29.71 - $29.71

Position is eligible for overtime for hours over 40 hours per week

Company: GRMC Garrett Regional Medical Center

Cost Center: 403 GRMC Care Management

Address: 251 N 4th Street, Oakland, Maryland

Benefit eligible employees classified as at least 0.5 eligible for: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability Coverage, Tuition Program, Retirement, Paid Time Off, Wellness Program

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