Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Transplant (Per Diem/Casual)
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 hours, days
• Licensure: LCSW required

Description

Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling for patients and their families/significant others of all ages across any patient care setting. Supports transitions of care through linkage to resources, discharge planning collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, and goals-of-care conversations. Provides psychoeducation, may facilitate support groups, and offers consultation on psychosocial aspects of care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and clinical interventions, including crisis intervention
• Provide counseling for adjustment to illness, grief, and end-of-life support
• Assist with patient and family advocacy and facilitate goals-of-care conversations
• Link patients to community resources and collaborate on discharge planning and transitions of care
• Assess mental health functioning, high-risk behaviors, and develop plans of care (including lethality/suicide risk)
• Assess substance use and addiction motivation and develop appropriate plans of care
• Deliver psychoeducation and may facilitate support groups
• Consult with the interdisciplinary treatment team and serve as a liaison to community programs
• May educate staff/other hospital departments and participate on committees

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related field
• Current LCSW licensure
• 2 years clinical social work experience in an acute care hospital or related healthcare setting
• Knowledge of transitions of care, post-acute levels of care, and discharge planning resources
• Knowledge of abuse reporting requirements and regulations affecting practice (e.g., Tarasoff, patient confidentiality)
• Skills to assess mental health functioning and high-risk behaviors, including suicide risk/lethality
• Skills to assess substance use/addiction and develop plans of care
• Strong verbal and written communication; interpersonal and organizational skills
• Computer proficiency for accurate data entry, email, calendar scheduling, and task lists
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

No benefits are listed for this per-diem role.