What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at TrustPoint Hospital?
Join our team at TrustPoint Hospital as a Masters level Social Worker! We are seeking passionate professionals that are dedicated to behavioral health. If you are looking for unparalleled growth opportunities and are wanting to make a meaningful impact in your community, this is the position for you! TrustPoint Hospital is a 217-bed, state-of-the-art treatment center providing comprehensive medical and psychiatric services on both inpatient and outpatient bases. We deliver exceptional care to patients needing acute physical medicine and rehabilitation, adult, adolescent, geriatric psychiatry, and medical psychiatry.
TrustPoint Hospital offers an extensive array of benefits to our valued team members. Current offerings encompass:
Plan, direct, define and coordinate individualized and group therapeutic support and services to patients with behavioral problems, psychiatric disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use and physical and emotional abuse.
Essential Functions
(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
AHPILOT
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
TrustPoint Hospital offers an extensive array of benefits to our valued team members. Current offerings encompass:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
- Company-paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance
- Disability benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Discount Program
- Paid Holidays for work-life balance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement opportunities for career advancement
Plan, direct, define and coordinate individualized and group therapeutic support and services to patients with behavioral problems, psychiatric disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use and physical and emotional abuse.
Essential Functions
- Conduct psychosocial assessment of patient and develop an effective treatment plan that applies therapeutic principles appropriately while ensuring patient safety at all times.
- Through patient observation and patient/family interview obtaining information on the patient’s needs, skills, interests and limitations for the development and implementation of the treatment plan.
- Provide crisis intervention and assist families in understanding the implications and complexities of a life situation and its impact on lifestyle.
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meeting to discuss psychosocial assessment, treatment planning and ongoing discharge planning.
- Identify, assess and coordinate patient cases and anticipate their needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education and home/community services.
- Facilitate education, process groups, support groups and referrals as requested.
- May conduct intakes and assist in coordinating placements within facility programs.
- Promote recovery, symptom reduction and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning.
- Communicate or aid family members in understanding and supporting the patient.
- Manage a caseload and assume responsibility for patient chart documentation.
- May facilitate education, process groups, support groups and referrals as requested.
- Manage a caseload and maintain accurate and timely documentation to assure patient records comply with facility and accreditation standards.
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
- Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university or a new graduate of accredited master's degree social work program with successful completion of social work field education, internship or similar practicum through master's degree program required.
- Two or more years’ experience working with patient population preferred.
- State licensure, as required by the state in which the facility operates; which could include: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
AHPILOT
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.