Psychiatric Social Worker (Johns Hopkins Hospital)

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Johns Hopkins Hospital is hiring for a Psychiatric Social Workerfor the Adult Psychiatry Department.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Requirements

• Employee demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit as indicated by the following:
  • Demonstrates ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
  • Identifies the physical, motor, sensory, cognitive and psychosocial characteristics.
  • Demonstrates age appropriate communication skills.
  • Demonstrates ability to provide the care needed as described in the job description and the department's scope of service for the patient groups under his/her care.
  • Age group(s) served will be one or more of the following: Infant (Birth to 12 months), Child (13 months to 12 years), Adolescent (13 years to 17 years), Adult (18 years to 69 years) or Geriatric (70 years and older).
  • Collaborates with Clinical Manager to develop therapeutic program for partial hospitalization.
  • Conducts group, individual and family therapy sessions for the partial hospitalization program and other psychiatric settings as needed.
  • Performs approved liaison, teaching, and outreach activities, and committee assignments which underscore professional practice and enhance the goals/objectives of the Hospital and department.
  • Represents the Hospital in collaboration with patients, family, the Care Team and
  • Interdisciplinary Care Team to assure appropriate, safe, cost-effective, timely and efficient care.
  • Identifies patient and family needs and arranges for consultation with specialty services needed, including, but not limited to, medical, financial, environmental, procurement of services and discharge planning.
  • Serves as an advocate on behalf of patients and families. Communicates with patients to ensure understanding of third party payer guidelines.
  • Performs patient intake screenings and document per Hospital policy.
  • Acts as a liaison to external care providers and community health resources, participates in patient care conferences, assures completion of discharge-related functions on a timely basis and assures patient and family education needs are met.
  • Communicates and negotiates with appropriate third party payers to obtain necessary pre certification.
  • Provides leadership and guidance to the care team in individualizing and implementing the plan of care.
  • Clinically evaluates psychiatric patients admitted through Emergency Department. Assist Emergency Department physicians and staff in maximizing efficiency in assessment and dispositional planning. Coordinate planning with 3rd party payers and treating/on call psychiatrist.
  • Provides crisis intervention as needed.
  • Provides ongoing assessment, clinical intervention and discharge planning coordination for patients admitted to psychiatric unit and partial hospitalization program.
  • Performs utilization management function in absence of Case Manager for psychiatry.
  • Provides consultation on the medical service for physician and staff regarding patients with psychiatric issues.
  
  Qualifications
  
  • MS Social Work from an accredited school of social work required.
  • Must be licensed by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners at the LMSW or LCSW-C level.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Social Worker in a hospital setting.
  • Experience with inpatient therapy, outpatient therapy, and discharge planning is required.
  • Current BLS CPR certification is required.
  
  Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.