Licensed Master Social Worker

About This Role

The Licensed Master Social Worker systematically intervenes to provide clinical social work and complex discharge planning to patients and their families. This role involves assessing psychosocial needs, coordinating multidisciplinary discharge plans, and offering crisis intervention and mental health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient’s and family’s psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness and ability to cope
• Develop and carry out a treatment plan by the use of clinical social work diagnoses, assessments, and treatment interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Intervene with patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; access and mobilize family/community resources to meet identified needs
• Provide intervention in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, guardianship, mental health placement, advance directives, adult/elderly abuse, child protection and sexual assault
• Serve as a resource person and provide counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues
• Advocate for patient and family empowerment and independence to make autonomous health care decisions and access needed services within the health care system
• Participate in discharge planning activities for complex patients to ensure a timely discharge and appropriate linkage with post-discharge care providers
• Communicate with clinical care team members regarding the discharge planning status of all referred patients
• Provide consultation to Case Managers when coordination with significant or intensive community resources is necessary to achieve desired treatment outcomes

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Master of Social Work program (MSW)
• Current license as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Texas
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of DSM V and ICD-10 manuals
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in social work assessment and treatment of patients for mental health status and substance abuse screening
• Excellent therapeutic communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians and health care team colleagues
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as, to develop collaborative relations with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Master of Social Work program (MSW)
• Field placement or internship in health services/health care provider experience preferred; acute inpatient hospital social work experience preferred.

Nice to Have

• Field placement or internship in health services/health care provider experience
• Acute inpatient hospital social work experience
• Working knowledge and/or experience in utilization management, managed care, and payer issues
• Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as, community resources

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications