We are recruiting for a Social Worker MSW to join our team!

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　　DepartmentOBHS Substance Pro-Fee

　　Job SummaryUnder minimal supervision, plans, organizes and implements psychiatriccase management for clients and families. This work includes identifying andconnecting patients to other psychiatric services in the community to assistwith their ongoing behavioral healthcare.

　　Essential Functions:1. Functions as a social worker on the multidisciplinary inpatientconsultation-liaison psychiatry team, who sees clients on the medical,surgical, intensive care, pediatric, and labor & delivery services andprovide additional support to the Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)when required. Social worker will provide coordination of care and dischargeplanning to address the behavioral health needs of the client and family.2. Utilizes clinical assessment skills to engage in care plan development withclients and families.3. Coordinates transfers and/or referrals to various levels of psychiatriccare including, but not limited to, internal adult and child inpatientpsychiatric units, community adult and child inpatient psychiatric units,acute treatment units (ATUs), crisis stabilization units (CSUs),partial hospitalization programs (PHPs), intensive outpatient programs(IOPs), and outpatient behavioral health clinics (including IntegratedBehavior4. Will call centers for availability, assure all necessary medicallabs/tests needed have been completed, complete and send the clinicalpackets necessary for transfer to community programs, communicate theoutcome with the primary medical team, and coordinate the transfer of theclient(s) from our hospital to the appropriate clinical location.5. Must be able to provide clients and their families with resources andreferrals to psychiatric services in the community (including, but notlimited to the above-mentioned programs)6. Will work in collaboration with our addiction consult service socialworkers to determine the most appropriate disposition for clients with dualdiagnoses (psychiatric and addiction diagnoses).7. Opportunities can be made available to strengthen clinical relationshipswith community psychiatric programs via site visits.8. Will be asked to participate in collection of data/metrics for qualityimprovement projects. This will include some follow-up contact with patientsafter discharge from the hospital.9. Documents accurately and timely. Responds to patient and referral needs,maintains a safe environment of care and ensures the maintenance of patientconfidentiality.10. Promotes positive interpersonal (customer) relationships with fellowemployees, physicians, patients and visitors. Treats these individualswith courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displayscourteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.11. Adheres to, complies with and demonstrates support for the mission andvalues of Denver Health.12. Ensures confidentiality of patient information by creating and maintaininga secure and trusting environment by not sharing information learned on thejob, except when necessary in the performance of the job responsibilities orto improve a patient's care.13. Other duties as assigned.

　　EducationMaster's Degree Required

　　Work ExperienceTypically, two years of full time post Masters Degree social work practiceunder the supervision of a licensed or equivalently qualified social worker orother DORA approved professional practitioner. Masters Degree social workersnot seeking clinical status still encouraged to apply.

　　LicensesLSW- Licensed Social Worker- LSW State Licensing Board Required

　　Know edge, Skills & Abilities1. Knowledge of community mental health treatment programs.2. Knowledge of patient populations' cultural, religious, ethnic, andsocial systems in interactions, care planning, and education.3. Knowledge of medical terms, abbreviations, diagnosis, treatment andprognosis and demonstrates this knowledge verbally and in writing.4. Skill in navigating and documenting within a medical record system.5. Skill in providing care appropriate to the age of the patients servedwithin the unit(s).6. Skill in establishing a treatment alliance and engaging the client in goalsetting and prioritizing.7. Ability to manage the professional relationship including termination.8. Ability to respond to trauma or psychiatric emergency.9. Performs patient care in accordance with evidence-based clinicalframework; achieves high standards of care through the implementation andsupervision of evidence-based services and application of clinical policiesand procedures for all patients and staff within a variety of inpatientsettings.10. Knowledge and the ability to audit for compliance of State, Federal andAgency mandated documentation.11. Possesses critical thinking skills that lead to the identification of thestrengths and... For full info follow application link.