Overview
Provides assessment, counseling, information and referral, advocacy services, and other resource assistance to patients directly or through consultation, for the Center for Pain and Spine.

Responsibilities

Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families.

Provides counseling to individuals and families to help solve social and emotional problems.

Coordinates community resources to address/meet identified needs.

Assists families in adapting to difficult and complicated dispositions involving complex/catastrophic care needs, multiple agencies/providers and linkage to resources outside the community.

Provides consultation, assessment, referral and coordination in cases of suspected child or dependent adult abuse or neglect, or other forms of domestic violence.

Organizes support groups.

Documents objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Social work experience in an acute, home care, or ambulatory setting preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, verbal and written communications skills.
• Sound decision making and judgment.
• Time management skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to deal with conflict resolution.
• Comfortable with basic computer skills.

Don't meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

• Area of Interest: Allied Health;
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;
• Shift: Day;
• Job ID: 23073;

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.