• Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    Community Health Systems (Key West, FL)


    Job Summary

    The social worker provides professional services to patients and families, which facilitates the use of individual, public and private resources so that optimal functioning can occur for both the patient and the family. These core services include assessment of psychosocial functioning and capacities, counseling for care planning and decision-making, social work treatment and community resource planning. Social workers collaborate with many disciplines, programs, departments and organizations in the accomplishment of these duties.

    Essential Functions

    + Provides assessment and counseling to psychiatric patients, their families and significant support systems.

    + Assesses and provides discharge planning services to psychiatric patients within assigned unit.

    + Conducts an initial psychosocial assessment interview with patients. Documents barriers to completion of assessment if applicable and places completed assessment within the medical record.

    + Conducts both individual and group therapies for patient education related to but not limited to: disease process, emotional management, stress management, coping skills, decision making, and life skill development.

    + Identifies and develops a plan of care related to patient’s emotional needs, community support system and on-going clinical concerns.

    + Reviews and updates individual treatment plans as to patient progress, barriers, and continued discharge care plan needs.

    + Performs other duties as assigned.

    + Complies with all policies and standards.

    Qualifications

    + Master's Degree in Social Work required

    + 0-1 years Previous experience in individual, group, and family therapies required. required

    Licenses and Certifications

    + LCSW- License Clinical Social Worker required

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.