Social Worker - MSW - Adolescent Medical Psychiatry Unit

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an MSW to work on the innovative new Adolescent Medical Psychiatry Unit. This person will provides assessment, counseling, information and referral, advocacy services, and other resource assistance to patients and their caregivers, directly or through consultation, within a multi-disciplinary inpatient team.
SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE: $7,500
CONDITIONS APPLY

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Social work experience in an acute, home care, or ambulatory setting preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, verbal and written communications skills.
• Sound decision making and judgment.
• Time management skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to deal with conflict resolution.
• Comfortable with basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Social work experience in an acute, home care, or ambulatory setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families.
• Provides counseling to individuals and families to help solve social and emotional problems.
• Coordinates community resources to address/meet identified needs.
• Assists families in adapting to difficult and complicated dispositions involving complex/catastrophic care needs, multiple agencies/providers and linkage to resources outside the community.
• Provides consultation, assessment, referral and coordination in cases of suspected child or dependent adult abuse or neglect, or other forms of domestic violence.
• Organizes support groups.
• Documents objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level