Position Overview
BHS Inpatient & Residential Social Worker - Full Time - Days - Jackson
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Full Time Benefits Eligible
The Behavioral Health Services (BHS) Inpatient and Residential Social Worker works with interdisciplinary team consisting of medical and psychiatry providers and other disciplines in developing and managing treatment plans. Serves as liaison in relation to patient care and needs, between the hospital, community, and insurers to facilitate access to clinical treatment for individuals. Provides social services to both adult and child/adolescent patients. Services include, but are not limited to bio-psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, individual and family education. Provides individual, conjoint, group and family psychotherapy in addition to crisis intervention services, as needed. Ensures that the quality of care is safe, effective, patient centered timely, efficient, and equitable. Social workers also serve on designated committees an...