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To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The Lead Social Worker is a licensed experienced professional that has demonstrated expertise in the assessment and treatment of patients in a variety of inpatient and outpatient practice settings. The Lead Social Worker possesses clinical leadership abilities and is knowledgeable and skillful in communication and the treatment process, and provides services to the pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric or dual diagnosed patients/families and staff in the Yale New Haven Hospital network. The scope of practice includes but is not limited to diagnostic assessment, coordination of care, practice improvement, staff supervision, counseling, psychotherapy, brief treatment, behavior modification, teaching and mental health consultation. The Lead Social Worker will report to the Manager and work collaboratively with members of the health care team. EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran Responsibilities
1. Demonstrate initiative and leadership in developing services that respond to patient care demands.
2. Consistently identify practice based performance improvement opportunities.
3. Use expert clinical decision making and advanced practice skills to provide, guide, direct and evaluate patient care.
4. Participate in the orientation of new staff.
5. Provide peer mentoring to entry level staff and students as designated by the department and required by licensing law of CT. and college student internship programs. Provide peer support for staff in cluster
and/or assigned service area.
6. Coordinate team/cluster activities and mobilize individualized resources identified on the treatment plan to insure optimal patient care.
7. Provide direct and indirect care in the area of specialization to patients, families, and groups throughout the continuum of care.
8. Plan, provide and teach direct patient care that integrates new treatment technology, theories, research findings and experimental knowledge that will enhance practice.
9. Develop a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment that is responsive to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients/families/staff needs and concerns.
10. Assess patients on admission using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM IV); assess bio-psychosocial functioning, disability and impairment for the pediatric, adolescent,
adult, geriatric and/or dually diagnosed patients.
11. As appropriate, incorporate the assessment and intervention of the interdisciplinary staff and record these on the interdisciplinary treatment plan; revise and/or update the interdisciplinary treatment plan to
reflect changes in status and/or plan as indicated.
12. In collaboration with the treatment team, develop a treatment intervention plan that is responsive to the concerns and problems of the pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric and/or dually diagnosed psychiatric
patient/family. Facilitate interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
13. Develop an effective working relationship with patient/family to engage, collaborate, advocate and problem solve in order to enhance their functioning.
14. Monitor patient/family progress toward goal achievement with staff, facilitating changes as necessary.
15. As appropriate, begin disposition planning at admission and execute and/or participate in the discharge plan as indicated on the plan of care.
16. As appropriate initiate and maintain contact with managed care representatives as needed to obtain pre-certification and concurrent review insuring reimbursement for services.
17. Maintain an up-to-date, accurate and appropriate record of social work activities in patients' medical record that recognizes patient confidentiality.
18. All patient care responsibilities will be performed consistent with age-specific criteria.
19. Provide information, consultation and professional support to interdisciplinary team members and social work colleagues.
20. Use teaching and learning theories and principles to foster the educational development of staff, trainees, cluster and self.
21. Consult with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
22. Identify education needs of patients and families and collaborates with members of the health care team to meet these needs.
23. As appropriate, provide patient/family teaching according to the plan of care.
24. Use principles of communication in providing consultation.
25. Accountable for the following hospital and procedures, Professional Code of ethics, and any other hospital, government and/or regulatory policies, rules or regulations. Any additional responsibilities as
delegated by their supervisor.
26. Fulfill professional role through participation in professional organizations, community activities and presentations on the local, regional, or national level.
27. Maintain and enhance knowledge of growth and development of the pediatric, psychiatric adolescent, adult geriatric populations through educational opportunities and expectations set forth by hospital and
departmental standards.
28. Pursue additional opportunities for obtaining continuing education as set by department policy.
29. Meet department/hospital expectations of growth goals set forth by the performance appraisal process.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
Master's Degree from an accredited school of social work.
EXPERIENCE
Qualifying social work experience for advancement to this position must have the appropriate YNHH LCSW II experience which includes one year of experience as an LCSW II at Yale -New Haven Hospital, three years of experience as a licensed social work clinician and five years of experience as a clinical social worker or the equivalent.
LICENSURE
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) from the State of Connecticut. Will need to apply to State of Rhode Island for Licensure.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Ability to perform independently and provide clinical practice in a health care setting; to supervise social workers, supervise social workers pending licensure and participate in teaching within the department, hospital, and university setting. Must have computer experience and knowledge of electronic medical record keeping, word processing, spreadsheet, and data entry systems.
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