Social Worker

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord - Lebanon, NH

Full-time - Entry Level

Lebanon, NH

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About the position

The Social Worker at Hampstead Hospital is a vital clinical team member, providing therapeutic and case management services to patients and their families. This position collaborates closely with aftercare providers and other stakeholders to ensure a seamless continuum of care. The role conducts individual, family, and group therapy as needed, actively participates in treatment planning, and develops psychosocial formulations while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a smooth patient transition planning.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect social work services to patients and their families, including group and individual counseling, case management, psychosocial assessments, aftercare planning, and facilitating family meetings.
• Coordinates discharge planning and continuing care plans in accordance with treatment team recommendations, policies, and standards.
• Provides clinical consultations to other treatment team members and plays a key role in training multidisciplinary staff.
• Educates multidisciplinary staff on program policies and procedures and evidence-based interventions for the population served.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with other community healthcare providers within and outside of the state system.
• Provides consultation to collateral outpatient providers, residential programs, and schools.
• Performs level-of-care assessments and related pre-certification reviews with insurance companies.
• Completes level-of-care assessments and assists with triage tasks if assigned to the Admissions Department, including conducting phone intakes and facilitating the referral process.
• Collaborates with medical staff and program directors regarding potential admissions.
• Completes and reviews documentation in accordance with all Joint Commission, State Licensing, and Medicare standards applicable to Social Work.
• LICSWs may provide direct clinical supervision and mentoring to less experienced social workers.
• Promotes the hospital's culture of patient safety in a non-punitive atmosphere; reports medical errors and significant events; participates in hospital safety training programs and Performance Improvement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with major study in social work, psychology, education, human services, sociology, cultural anthropology, or behavioral science.
• OR Bachelor's degree in any subject field with at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in social work, psychology, education, human services, sociology, cultural anthropology, or behavioral science.
• Three years' experience as a Social Worker or one year as a Social Worker Trainee and two years as a Social Worker I.

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred related field work experience and/or previous experience with patients/families in a psychiatric setting.
• Candidates who have been aligned with NH's System of Care, supporting services that are: family-driven, youth-guided, community-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically competent.