Social Worker, MSW

PRN Weekends and some days during the week

*Licensure highly preferred

Piedmont Eastside, Behavioral Health, PRN

Snellville, GA

Our 62-bed Behavioral Health Unit is seeking compassionate mental health clinicians to care for patients with psychiatric illnesses.  Our recovery-oriented program provides opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative care environment.

• 62-bed Inpatient Psychiatric Center

• Adult Psych Unit (ages 18- 64)

• Geriatric Psych Unit (ages 65 and older.) (Patients in this unit requires assistance with all aspects of daily living -Total Care)
• Intensive Outpatient Program
• ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)
• Social Workers are expected to conduct group therapy, psychosocial assessments, and discharge planning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assesses, evaluates, plans and coordinates community services
2. Advocates for services to meet the specific patients / family complex needs
3. Conducts high risk assessments within timeline required by departmental and regulatory guidelines
4. Coordinates with Care Manager daily
5. Conducts psychosocial assessments
6. Provides patients / family members with Community Resources
7. Coordinates the transition to post-acute care services (Hospice, Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facility, etc.)
8. Coordinates as needed with other members of the care team
9. Organizes family meetings and/ team conferences
10. Works with the treatment team to provide solutions for complex cases (i.e. Behavioral Health and/or barriers to discharge)
11. Identifies high risk patients based on standardized criteria
12. Coordinates appropriate reporting to legal agencies as needed with respect to abuse and neglect
13. Facilitates the coordination of financial assistance as needed
14. Identifies and documents quality variances and/or barriers to discharge
15. Provides post discharge follow-up as appropriate to ensure continuity of care/services
16. Participates in PHC readmission management initiatives

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
 Must be a critical thinker
 Have culture sensitivity and diversification
 Ability to work well under pressure and/ in high stress situations
 Effective communication
 Effectively manage time, prioritize work and multitask
 Must be assertive
 Knowledge of hospital audit and accreditation process by a hospital accreditation organization such as Det Norske Veritas (DNV) or The Joint Commission

Disclaimer
The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

• Master’s degree from an accredited social work program Required

• No experience required Required
• 2 years of experience in an acute or post-acute setting Required

• LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure in the state of Georgia Preferred