Psychiatric Social Worker
CurrentReview medical records, interview assigned patients, and perform psychosocial assessments and treatment plans for all new admissions to determine patient health care needs.Provide culturally competent direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals maximize their functioning.Advocate on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access to health care; assess barriers; and offer solutions.Provide interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggest potential impact on overall care of patient.Provide psychoeducation, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families.Formulate and implement treatment and discharge plans (while promoting patient choice) that are safe, timely, and reflective of Brunswick Hospital Center’s expectations of the site. Initiate communication with post-acute providers and payers as needed.Incorporate knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs in all planning.Maintain appropriate, professional patient care documentation as defined by Brunswick Hospital Center’s policies and procedures.Attend departmental meetings and represent department and profession in various hospital/site based committees and work groups as needed.Monitor undergraduate and graduate level Social Work students as a Task Supervisor; assign cases to students and monitor work through regular supervisory meetings.Lead or co-lead psychotherapeutic groups when indicated.Collect data for the formulation of departmental reports as required.