Psychiatric Social Worker - Emergency Department

Description

General Summary : This position provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to children and their families, assisting patients and families with understanding and adhering to treatment plans, linking patients and families to community agencies and services and protective services for patients and families at risk. Essential Job Functions :

• Independently Performs comprehensive diagnostic evaluations of children identifying special developmental needs.
• Provides individual, family and group therapy to children and families per program. Collaborates and provides clinical consultation as needed with team members across the continuum, including intra- and inter-departmentally within the Hospital setting.
• Provides individual, family and group therapy to children and families.
• Links patients and families to community agencies and services and protective services for patients and families at risk
• Completes all case management duties of assigned cases including discharge planning, completion of the diagnostic evaluation and referrals to appropriate support services as needed.
• Provides clinical supervision to designated personnel (trainees, staff, and interns) as assigned per program
• Participates in rounds, treatment meetings, patient care conferences, staffing, multidisciplinary case conferences, etc.

Maintains clinical documentation in a thorough and timely manner.

Addresses the psychosocial / spiritual / developmental / cultural needs of the child and family throughout the continuum of care.

Particularly collaborates closely with assigned team in addressing the social and emotional concerns of families served.

• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Master’s degree in social work from university approved by the council for social work education is required.
• License Requirements : LCSW required. Consideration will be provided to qualitied LSW candidates who are within 3-6 months of obtaining LCSW Illinois licensure.
• Minimum of two (2) years of work experience or internship completion in a health care, child welfare or mental health setting is required.

Experience working with children and families.

• Ability to think proactively, acts creatively, and takes initiative appropriately. Excellent communication, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a part of multiple teams.
• Special physical requirements sits and stands throughout the day. Physical management of patients in crisis situation may be necessary.
• Basic Life Support Certification required.

Education Benefit Statement For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes : Medical, dental and vision insuranceEmployer paid group term life and disabilityEmployer contribution toward Health Savings AccountFlexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave403(b) with a 5% employer matchVarious voluntary benefits :

Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

Tuition assistance

Student loan servicing and support

Adoption benefits

Backup Childcare and Eldercare

Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

Discount purchasing program

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