Overview

• Collaborate with medical teams to ensure effective, safe patient care.
• Assess psychosocial, emotional, and financial needs of patients and families.
• Counsel patients and families about emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness/disability.
• Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet patient needs.
• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Support complex discharge planning, guardianship, foster care, and adoption processes.
• Serve as a liaison with child and adult protective services, law enforcement, and community agencies.
• Support patients through acute crises, utilizing de-escalation techniques to prevent violence.
• Provide crisis intervention for dangerous or potentially dangerous situations.
• Support end-of-life, guardianship, foster care, and adoption needs as appropriate.

• Education: Master's Degree in Social Work required.
• Licensure: Permanent LSW licensure required; LCSW preferred.
• Certifications: De-escalation certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Experience: 3-5 years preferred in mental health, child and family services, adult protective services, Veteran's Administration, or substance abuse.
• Additional Skills & Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of disease impact and human behavior for psychosocial assessments and crisis intervention.
  • Familiarity with state and county protective legal mandates.
  • Principles of growth and development across the lifespan.
  • Strong skills in crisis de-escalation and effective interviewing techniques.
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong community and agency relationships.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
  • Experience working with diverse populations, geographically and financially.