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*Description*

Nuvance Health is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Palliative Care

Summary:

Provides clinical services to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment

Responsibilities:

1. Conducts interviews with patients/family members to evaluate coping abilities, dysfunctional adjustments, maladaptive behaviors, functional status.

2. Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, functional status. Evaluates patients for mental disorders.

3. Provides individual, family, group therapy, crisis intervention and psycho-education.

4. Evaluates for child, elder abuse, domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staff relative to assessment, criteria & referral.

5. Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis.

6. Mentors and acts as consultant to peers, staff & community.

7. Acts as a liaison for the patients within community (local, state and private agencies).

8. Participates in patient care planning, policy and procedure development, quality performance improvement & projects as assigned by the department manager.

9. Provides coverage for absent (vacation, sick, etc.) social workers in medical/surgical, rehabilitation, women's and children's semi areas, emergency & neonatal unit.

10. Completes hospital and state required documentation & other paperwork & forms.

11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information:

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school

Minimum of three years’ experience

Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

PREFER: Experience in assigned specialty area, crisis intervention, discharge planning, DSMIV diagnosis and treatment

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice CT

Org Unit: 521

Department: DB Palliative Care

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $32.23 - $59.86 Hourly

We are an equal opportunity employer

Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.