Social Worker – Inpatient Behavioral Health

Cleveland Clinic; Vero Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach is seeking a Social Worker for the Inpatient Behavioral Health unit. You will join a collaborative, patient- and family-centered psychosocial care team within the Neurology-Neurological Institute, located at Indian River Hospital on Florida's Treasure Coast.

In this role, you will support psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and interdisciplinary rounds while delivering compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field is required.
• No substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports.
• Strong computer and documentation skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the treatment and discharge planning needs for psychiatrically acute patients.
• Participate in development and implementation of interdisciplinary treatment plans.
• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments and participate in interdisciplinary rounds.
• Communicate with the interdisciplinary team regarding discharge planning status.
• Supervise and/or train social work graduate students and interns.
• Communicate with and advocate for patients and family members.
• Intervene in cases involving abuse and neglect and with families exhibiting complex behaviors.
• Coordinate legal resources for protective services and guardianship as necessary.
• Provide consultation to medical floors, ER and outpatient areas for patients with complex psychosocial needs.

Skills

Social Work

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives - beginning with our own. That's the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Social Worker – Inpatient Behavioral Health

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Neurology-Neurological Institute

Job Code

001184

Shift

Weekend Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian RiverHospital andexperience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providingoptimalfamily-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work withstate-of-the-arttechnology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic's Social Work team provides caring, patient and family-focused social work services to meet basic human needs, enabling clients to reach theiroptimallevel of psychosocial functioning and enhance well-being. This position is critical to the delivery of quality psychosocial care and management of patients receiving treatments forcomplex psychosocial needs. In this role, you willprovide psychotherapeutic and care managementsupport to patients who are admitted to the Behavioral Health Center. This is a great stepping-stone position where you will get to work with a variety of disciplines.

A caregiver in this position worksPRN (as needed) shifts from8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., including weekends and night shifts as needed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate the treatment and discharge planning needs for psychiatrically acute patients.

• Participate in the development and implementation ofan appropriate assessmentbasedinterdisciplinary treatment plan.

• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments andparticipatein interdisciplinary rounds.

• Communicate withinterdisciplinaryteamregardingthe discharge planning status of all patients assigned to them.

• Supervise and/or train socialworkgraduate students and interns.

• Communicate with and advocate forpatientand family members.

• Intervene in cases involving abuse and neglect and with familiesexhibitingcomplex behaviors and dynamics.

• Coordinate legal resources to ensure protective services andguardianshipas necessary.

• Provide consultation to medical floors, ER and outpatient areas, as needed, for patients with complex psychosocial needs.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field

• No record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports

• High degree of manual dexterity to produce materials on PC

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Physical Requirements:

• A high degree of manual dexterity to produce materials on PC; normal or corrected vision, extensive sitting and frequent walking, occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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