Social Worker - PRN - DCMC

Luminis Health; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Luminis Health, Inc. is seeking a licensed social worker to provide psychosocial assessments and therapy across patient cases. You will collaborate with care teams to plan safe discharges and connect patients with community resources while documenting care in medical records.

The role requires an MSW and an active clinical license (LCSW/LCSW-C) with at least 1 year in a mental health or substance use setting. This on-site position involves working with an interdisciplinary team in Maryland.

Qualifications

• Master's of Social Work (MSW) required.
• Minimum of 1 year of work in a mental health or substance use program.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or LCSW-C required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments for patients.
• In therapy role, develop a therapeutic framework for problem solving with patient and family.
• Collaborate with Care Coordinator on transition of care strategies in complex cases.
• Identify community resources and link patients to services.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and communicate patient progress.
• Document interventions in the medical record.
• Promote psychosocial services within the care team.
• Participate in process improvement activities.

Skills

Psychosocial assessments

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

MSW

Job description

Position Objective

Provides psychosocial assessment, individual, family and group therapy to case load of patients. assessments, plans for and implements identified services for patients. Works with the patient and family/significant others on a safe discharge plan. Collaborates with the provider and interdisciplinary team on the care plan.

Essential Job Duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

1. In accordance with established department and professional guidelines, provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments for patients on case load. In therapy role, creates a therapeutic framework for effective problem solving with patient and family. Responds to patient/family needs related mental health issues.
2. In collaboration with Care Coordinator, provides transition of care strategies in complex situations such as: substance abuse, psychiatric, or dual diagnosis placement/services, ventilator dependent patients, inpatient dialysis services, patients with no insurance needing skilled nursing facility placement, patients requiring guardianship, long term/custodial placement.
3. Identifies community services and resources available to patients and families and facilitates linkage with those services.
4. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and communicates to him/her the progress and status of patients. Makes recommendations and revises plan based on continued evaluation and collaboration. Communicates proactively with members of interdisciplinary team.Evaluates patient/family progress toward established goals. Participates in rounds as indicated to address patient/family issues/barriers and to help facilitate safe transitions of care.
5. Integrates medical record and nursing information in assessment and interventions.
6. Ensures timely, appropriate, and accurate evaluation and reporting of suspected child/elder abuse and or neglect. Assesses for domestic violence issues and involves domestic violence program coordinator as indicated and appropriate.
7. Documents interventions in patient's medical record following department standards.
8. Participates in process improvement activities in the Mental Health and Substance Use Quality Council. Identifies opportunities for improvement and recommends.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

1. In accordance with established department and professional guidelines, provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments for patients identified by distress screening, care team referral and/or self-referral.
2. In counseling role, creates a therapeutic framework for effective problem solving with patient and family. Responds to patient/family needs related to adjustment to illness, disability, critical care issues, acceptance of discharge recommendations, need for long-term care placement, end of life, grief, trauma, abuse and neglect, substance abuse, and mental health issues.
3. Promotes social work and other psychosocial services to the care team and proactively identifies and provides services to patients who may benefit from social work services.
4. Identifies community services and resources available to patients and families and facilitates linkage with those services.
5. Collaborates proactively with referral source and communicates to him/her the progress and status of referred patients. Makes recommendations and revises plan based on continued evaluation and collaboration.
6. Evaluates patient/family progress toward established goals. Arranges and facilitates care conferences as needed.
7. Integrates medical record and nursing information in assessment and interventions.
8. Ensures timely, appropriate, and accurate evaluation and reporting of suspected child/elder abuse and or neglect. Assesses for domestic violence issues and involves domestic violence program coordinator as indicated and appropriate.
9. Documents interventions in patient's medical record following department standards.
10. Facilitates patient/family support groups and assists in mentoring new professional staff and student interns.

Educational/Experience Requirements

• Masters’ of Social Work degree (MSW).
• Minimum of 1 year of workin a mental health or substance use program.

• Masters degree in Social Work
• Two years’ experience rendering clinical social work services in a health care environment.

Required License/Certifications

• Current license as a LicensedClinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Certified (LCSW-C).

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.

Pay Range

$45 — $51.25 USD

Luminis Health Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs and more
• *Benefit offerings based on employment status