Expected Starting Salary Range: 34.50 - 43.54

SUBFUNCTION DEFINITION: Therapists who diagnose and then treat individuals who have mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders.

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Psychosocial Assessment

Performs comprehensive assessments of complex social situations using advanced interviewing skills, intuitive knowledge and experience to identify challenges, issues associated with root causes to be addressed via appropriate interventions and treatment plans. Advanced interviewing and therapeutic intervention skills with regard to abuse, neglect, and/or other safety risk factors. Report suspicions of abuse and neglect to legally mandated authorities for investigations. Completes documentation with accuracy and clarity.

• Resource Management

Serve as a leader in identifying and prioritizing interventions, anticipating and eliminating barriers, facilitating problem solving and conflict resolution and empowering patients and families to be active partners with the medical team. Partner with the patient/family/caregivers in obtaining financial assistance, community resources, or specialized equipment. Develops resource networks, excels at resource utilization, and acts as a resource to peers. Provide real time accurate information to patient/family/caregiver for resources for which they are eligible. Provide condition-specific and related medical, financial, educational, and social supportive resource information. Advocates for patient population on a systems level (hospital, organization, and/or community) by developing programs and protocols to better meet the needs of the patient population. Educating patient and family to recognize progress and assist in identifying need for changes in treatment plan

• Psychosocial Intervention

Provide psychosocial services as identified in the patient's comprehensive plan of care. Creates opportunities for and provides supportive counseling with the goal of maximizing emotional coping and adherence to the treatment plan. Facilitates and enhances collaboration with the referral source and appropriate members of the health care team in a timely and effective manner. Use expert knowledge and skill to educate the patient/family/caregiver and members of the health care team about evidenced-based treatment options. Seen as an expert in providing self-management support to high risk/complex patients/families to increase their skills and confidence to effectively manage their chronic care conditions at home. Identifies needs, develops programs, and evaluates outcomes for special populations, as needed, and implements changes base on outcomes. Motivates and empowers patients/families/caregiver through the use of anticipatory guidance and planning to reduce or eliminate psychosocial barriers to discharge. Is seen as a leader in initiating and facilitating family centered care team meetings. Demonstrates a therapeutic approach focusing on micro and macro systems including assessment and crisis intervention with the goal of problem prevention.

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Working for system improvement, promoting patient/family/caregiver well-being. Advocates for patient population on a system level (hospital, organization, and/or community) by developing programs and protocols to better meet the needs of the patient population. Is seen as a resource and initiates liaison role between the patient/family/caregiver within the medical team and outside agencies. Is seen as an expert in mediating as needed with in the medical team on behalf of the patient/family/caregiver. Empower the patient/family/caregiver to problem-solve by exploring options of care when available and alternative plans, when necessary, to achieve desired outcomes. Develops processes for effective and efficient communication and coordination between members of the health care team while involving the patient/family/caregiver in the decision making process in order to minimize fragmentation of services.

• Collaboration

Partners with the patient, family, and healthcare team in the safe transition of care to the next, most appropriate level by facilitating and enhancing collaboration with referral sources, maintaining fluent knowledge of resources, developing resource networks, helping families become effective consumers of the healthcare system, and advocating for patients on a system level to better meet the needs of an entire patient population. Utilizes knowledge and experience in creating professional growth opportunities for others. Recognized as an expert by the health care team and serves as a resource for educating healthcare professionals and or students on psychosocial aspects of care. Assumes leadership role in improving the effectiveness of the division, teams, institution. Model and actively promotes and reinforces behaviors in others which promote a positive work environment.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Master's degree in Social Work

• May require clinical license, certification or training

• 5 - 7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

• Ohio LISW-S license

Preferred:

Unique Skills:

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families (EEO/AA).