Unit Social Worker

Signet Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 77,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance - multiple plans

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off + Holidays

Job summary

Signet Health seeks a Unit Social Worker to provide direct clinical social work within an inpatient psychiatric setting at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The role emphasizes psychosocial assessments, group work, and family therapies, with treatment planning and multidisciplinary collaboration as core duties.

Qualified candidates must have 2 years in adult inpatient psychiatric or substance use settings and hold an active DC LGPC/LPC/LICSW/LGSW license.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in an adult inpatient psychiatric unit or substance use facility.
• Active DC licensure (LGPC/LPC/LICSW/LGSW) required.
• Salary range is provided in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical social work services to patients and families as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Complete psychosocial assessments.
• Facilitate marital and/or family therapies.
• Develop and implement interdisciplinary treatment plans.
• Maintain quality and timely clinical documentation per regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with nursing homes, units and referral sources.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Psychiatric care experience

Psychosocial assessments

Treatment planning

Problem solving

Oral and written communication

Education

DC LGPC/LPC/LICSW/LGSW

Job description

Overview

The Unit Social Workeris responsible for providing direct clinical social work services to patients and their families as a part of the multidisciplinary team with most emphasis on completing Psychosocial Assessments, conducting groups, facilitating marital and/or family therapies, assisting in program development and developing, implementing, and reviewing Treatment Plans. This position is Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:30pm

Major Duties and Essential Functions:

• Maintains contact with nursing homes, medical-surgical units and other facilities and agencies to promote the program and to provide education regarding services available for their patients.

• Provides ongoing communications with referral sources concerning the status of patients referred into the program.

• Participates in agency-wide training programs and in-services.

• Provides quality and timely clinical documentation, per Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies’ requirements.

• Proficiency in interpersonal communication and interdisciplinary teamwork.

• Experience and skill in treating patients with various types and presentations of psychiatric/behavioral health disorders.

• Proficiency in conducting psychosocial assessments.

• Proficiency in developing interdisciplinary treatment plans.

• Must be flexible to adjust to the needs of a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.

• Display proficient oral/written communication skills.

• Required to maintain an active annual CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification.

• Required to maintain an active biannual Basic Life Support Certification (BLS/CPR)

• This position adheres to all rules and regulations set forth by all applicable licensing and regulatory bodies, Signet Health policies and procedures, as well as MWHC (Medstar Washington Hospital Center) policies.

Signet Health Offers a Wide range of Benefits for its Employees:

• • Health Insurance - variety of plans
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • AD & D Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • HSA
  • FSA
  • Employee Assistance (EAP)
  • Disability Insurance
  • Generous PTO plus Holidays

Requirements/Qualifications

Qualifications:

- 2 years’ experience in an adult Inpatient psychiatric unitand/orsubstance use facility and experience facilitating patients' access to community resources and conducting therapeutic groups.

- Must have an active DC LGPC, LPC, LICSW, or LGSW

Salary Range: $77,482-$94,700

Salary based on Experience

EOE

Hospital/Program Description

For more than a half a century, MedStar Washington Hospital Center has set the highest standard for health care—and reached and surpassed it year after year.

MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a not-for-profit, 926-bed academic medical center in the center of the nation’s capital—and every day, hundreds of people in the region depend on us for their care. In 2013 alone, the hospital opened its door for nearly 500,000 inpatient and outpatient visits by residents from throughout the Mid-Atlantic.

We are the busiest and largest hospital in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area—and serve as referral center and the central hub for the region’s most advanced acute medical care.

But we are much more. Our primary and secondary health services help our community’s residents get and stay healthy, and help to improve patients’ quality of life by managing chronic illness.

Our inpatient services, education and research programs, outpatient care and community outreach initiatives are all aimed at meeting today’s health care needs—and at leading the way to meet the future health needs of the nation.