TCHP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORKER

To provide services to The Christ Hospital Patients and families by assessing
psycho-social needs and implementing a plan of care to assure continuity of the
patient’s care. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental
health. Help patients with a variety of mental health issues as well as
substance abuse problems. Develop and implement treatment plans and collaborate
with the primary care providers and mental health providers to review plans.
 Provides psychosocial interventions, advocacy and linkage with community
resources.

Responsibilities

Plan Development/Implementation

Develop a plan of intervention, which is integrated with the interdisciplinary
treatment team to establish continuum of care in congruence with ethical and
legal considerations.

Implements plan of care

• Provide psycho-social counseling and other therapeutic interventions for

• Provides education and crisis management for patient and family.

• Facilitate healthcare decision making.

• Provide psychosocial intervention for; neglect/abuse, adjustment to illness,

• Provide referral and linkage to health care and community resources.

• Advocate, mediate and negotiate a cohesive plan for maintaining or improving

• Develop, monitor, evaluate effectiveness of, and modify care plan as needed.

• Assist with the development of behavioral health brief intervention model in

• Use technology to facilitate scheduled and on demand consultations with

DOCUMENTATION

• Provide clear, concise, objective written communication about the psychosocial

• Document interventions in a timely manner.

• Assist with the development of reporting metrics to monitor effectiveness of

ASSESSMENT/SCREENING

Assess the psycho-social needs of patients to

• Identify psycho-social barriers to treatment.

• Identify psychosocial impacts of illness/hospitalization on the patient and

• Identify chemical dependency and/or mental illness.

• Identify patient/family/community support systems.

• Identify age related/developmental issues.

• Identify patient/family environmental risk factors (abuse, homelessness,

CONSULTATION/EDUCATION/COLLABORATION

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to enhance quality of care and

• Maintain a positive working relationship with healthcare team and community

• Participate in interdisciplinary patient care rounds, care conferences and

• Assist interdisciplinary team in understanding significant social and

• Identify barriers in service delivery systems and advocate for change.

• Provide education to interdisciplinary team members

• Evaluate patient outcomes and participate in process improvement.

Contributions To

• Assist in departmental planning, serve on committees and task forces and

• Provide mandatory and/or voluntary cross coverage when needed.

• Participate in orientation of new staff.

• Generate and support ideas to improve service delivery.

• Identify complex clinical cases and seeks supervision when appropriate

• Provide supervision to LSWs

Other Service-Specific Duties

Qualifications

Required Knowledge and Skills

Please describe any specialized knowledge or skills, which are REQUIRED to
perform the position duties.  Do not personalize the job description,
credentials, or knowledge and skills based on the current associate.  List any
special education required for this position.

Exceptional skill interviewing patients and families in crisis and individuals
with a wide range of physical and emotional problems.   Ability to prioritize
many simultaneous demands.  Medical and psychiatric competence including
knowledge of health policy, regulations, and legislation and community
resources.  Self-awareness, professionalism, and good judgment in dealing with
emotional and confidential issues.  Excellent verbal and written communication.
 Self motivated, organized yet flexible. Skill in mental health assessment and
treatment modalities necessary to assess and treat individuals, families and
groups.  Ability to integrate social work philosophy and ethics into
professional practice.

EDUCATION: Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) required

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Behavioral health experience and at least 2 years of
counseling experience in a community mental health setting or privately.
Substance abuse counseling experience preferred. Must be able to select
appropriate counseling methods in order to maximize treatment process and
outcomes. 

Licenses & Certifications

LISW required. State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker