What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Specialist position at Kings Daughters Hospital And Health Services?
JOB SUMMARY
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Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties, which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care, by performing the following duties.
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Works in close collaboration with physicians and other health care personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying patient's health problem.
Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
Helps patients and families through individual or group sessions to understand, accept and follow medical recommendations.
Develops, evaluates, revises and implements psychiatric evaluations and educational materials.
Prepares psychosocial assessments with diagnosis and treatment recommendations, follow-up plans and documents in the medical record as needed.
Provides follow-up care to restore patient to optimum social and health adjustment within patient's capacity.
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Minimum requirement:
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Master's degree (M.S.W.) in Social Work
Two years psychiatric patient experience
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) in the State of Kentucky
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Works indoors in an office/clinic setting
The noise level is usually moderate
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Frequently required to maintain a stationary position behind a computer
Frequently required to move about in dept. and to other areas of the hospital
Constantly required to operate a computer and telephone
Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.