Social Worker LCSW

SUMMARY:

Med/Psych Intake Clinician duties:

• Evaluate appropriateness/compatibility with PHP vs inpatient level of care

• Communicate with outpatient providers around clinical concerns and fit

• Communicate with parents regarding level of care and treatment provided

• Connect parents with local resources if coming from out of state

• Compose pre-admission clinical summaries

A Social Worker LSW/Counselor reports to the Manager
of the Department of Social Work and Counseling and Program Clinical
Director/Unit Chief and evaluates and treats a wide range of psychosocial
problems, applying clinical social work skills in order to assist patients and
their families in the resolution of personal and environmental problems
attributed to mental or physical illness.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct clinicalservices to children and families as determined by manager/clinicaldirector/unit chief.

• Provides discharge planning, case management and acts as community liaison as necessary for children and families.

• Coordinates clinical services provided with members of the interdisciplinary team.

• Completes documentation according to established policies and procedures.

• Participates in service related meetings including but not limited to: team meetings, rounds, clinical conferences, community meetings, staff meetings and in-service.

• Participates in committees and other activities of the social work department.

• Attends Social Work and Counseling Department staff meetings and meets all responsibilities related to the social work department.

• Observes all hospitalpolicies, rules and regulations.

• May provide clinical supervision and/or consultation to social work/counseling staff, master's students and other trainees or staff as arranged with the manager.

• May participates in the MSW/LMHCtraining program and in providing staff development as arranged with the Manager of Social Work and Counseling.

• May implement other administrative teaching and training functions as delegated and agreed upon by Program Chief and Social Work and Counseling Manager.

• Performs other duties as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters Degree from an accredited school of social work or related field and must be a RI Licensed Social Worker (LCSW), a RI Licensed Independent Social Worker (LICSW), a RI Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or RI Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

EXPERIENCE:

• For general social work/counseling

privileges; must have relevant clinical experience and have RI license (LCSW,
LMHC, LMFT)

• For independent clinical privileges: must have four years post masters experience and have RI LICSW/LMHC/LMFT.

• Experience in a clinical setting with children, adolescents and families.

• Experience supervising clinical social workers preferred.

• Eligibility for privileging in three of the five areas of iindependent practice.

• Recommendation of immediate supervisor and program director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

May supervise MSW/LMHC interns commensurate with experience.

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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