CO Social Worker
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Columbia, Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Nov 21, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Health Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
Howard County General Hospital Emergency
Department is seeking aCO Social Workerto provide
services and continuity of care to clients/patients Emergency
Department. The Social Worker will perform Psychiatric evaluation
and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and Substance Abuse
Evaluations. Works with a multi-disciplinary team in the Emergency
Department to provide quality psychiatric service. Obtains all
insurance authorizations necessary to treat patients. Knowledgeable
of Mental Health Resources in Maryland and proficient in
formulating and implementing treatment and disposition plans.
Documents all clinical activity in accordance with Johns Hopkins,
and State of Maryland regulations
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Responds in a timely manner to requests from
Emergency Department Physicians for psychiatric
Consultation.
- Performs psychiatric assessment, formulates
diagnosis, and in consultation with referring physician recommends
and completes appropriate disposition.
- Discusses case with Attending Physician to
determine if the patient has been cleared medically and to
determine why a consult is requested.
- Provides requesting physician with results
of assessment and disposition plan.
- Reviews chart, and obtains all insurance
authorizations necessary before providing service to a
patient.
- Contacts necessary insurance providers and
obtains authorizations needed to complete disposition and documents
in the chart.
- Interview the patient and performs
psychosocial assessment, mental status examination, and past
psychiatric history.
- Contacts family or any collateral informants
necessary to provide information necessary to complete an
assessment.
- Formulates an appropriate
treatment/disposition plan for the patient.
- Develops a knowledge base of the Mental
Health Service System necessary to make the most appropriate
clinical disposition.
- Effectively troubleshoots all systems when
problems arise in effecting a clinically necessary
disposition.
- Assures that all appropriate documentation
is complete according to standards to carry out
treatment/disposition plan.
- Completes all contacts necessary to arrange for appropriate disposition of cases and independently resolves problems with complicated dispositions.
- Is aware of time constraints of patient flow in the emergency department and paces accordingly, and consistently evaluates all patients during a shift.
- Provides appropriate sign-out either
verbally or written on clinical and disposition status of patients
to next shift staff member.
- Works as a Team Member with all members of
the Evening/Weekend Emergency Consultation team.
- Attends all Staff meetings and
administrative meetings as assigned.
- Develops and maintains a collegial working
relationship with all ED Staff.
Documentation
- Provides documentation of all clinical and
nonclinical activities.
- Maintains client files in an appropriate manner and complies with Johns Hopkins accepted record-keeping practices.
- Charts are above 85% complete at chart reviews.
- Knows and can implement all State of
Maryland /Insurance/ and Federal mandated
documentation.
- Documents clinical assessment of all clients
evaluated on the JHH Standard PES.
- Evaluation form. Assessment information on
PES has a 95% completion rate.
- Documents all activities according to standards.
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Work requires knowledge of theories,
principles, and concepts.
- Work requires analytical skills to resolve
problems that require the use of basic scientific, mathematical, or
technical principles.
- Work requires the ability to communicate
effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in
difficult interpersonal situations
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.
- Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in
any direction.
- Finger dexterity to manipulate objects with
fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example,
using a keyboard.
- Communication skills using the spoken
word.
- Ability to see within normal
parameters.
- Ability to hear within normal
range.
- Work requires occasionally using a keyboard
to interact with a computer system.
- Work requires proofreading and/or reviewing
documents.
- Work is generally performed in the Emergency
Department where the conditions can be unpleasant and/or
hazardous.
- Requires varying shifts, days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or an equivalent organization approved by the Council on Social Work Education.
- Licensure, Certification, Registration, Licensure as an LCSW-C is required, and one must maintain a license throughout the duration of employment.
- Must complete sufficient continuing medical education (CME) credits to satisfy Maryland license/license renewal requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 or more years of an emergency room or Pediatrics experience.
Classified Title: Social Worker
Job Posting Title (Working Title): CO Social Worker
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range: $40,100 - $55,140/Annually (Commensurate
with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 10 AM-8 PM, variable days, holidays and weekends as
needed
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: JH at Howard County Hospital
Department name: 60005007-PSYCHIATRY COMMUNITY HOSPITALS
Personnel area: School of Medicine
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