Social Worker

Prime Healthcare; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Central Maine Medical Center seeks a qualified social work professional to provide emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling for patients and their families. You will coordinate discharge planning and offer information and referrals to financial assistance and supportive services within a multidisciplinary team.

The role includes completing psychosocial assessments, contributing to treatment plan development and ongoing evaluation, and maintaining clinical documentation during

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field.
• Current registration or intern status with the licensing board.
• Behavior Violence Prevention training within 3 months of hire and kept current.
• At least 1 year of inpatient or outpatient behavioral health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling to patients and families.
• Offer information and referrals for financial assistance and supportive services.
• Coordinate discharge planning as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Complete psychosocial assessments and assist in treatment plan development and review.

Education

Bachelor’s degree Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or other related

Current registration or intern with Board

Behavior Violence Prevention within 3 months of hire

Inpatient or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience (1 year)

Job description

Overview

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

To learn more, visit www.cmhc.org.

Responsibilities

To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to hospitalization, illness, disability or trauma. To provide case management & milieu management, complete psychosocial assessments, assist in the development and re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and to coordinate discharge planning. Complete necessary documentation and maintain clinical record for each client during his/her length of stay.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

• 1. Bachelor’s degree Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or other related required.
• 2. Current registration an intern with Board., as appropriate to education and licensing requirements.
• 3. Behavior Violence Prevention within 3 months of hire and maintain current annually.
• 4. Minimum one (1) year Inpatient l or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience preferred.

Preferred qualifications:

• 1. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.
• 2. Masters in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Clinical Councilor or related field, Preferred.

Pay Transparency

Central Maine Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $XX.XX to $XX.XX. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

• The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being.

Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf