Primary Location:

Jewish Hospital

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202


Shift:

Salary Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

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Job Description:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Position Summary and Purpose
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) will facilitate an exceptional patient care experience by providing counseling, assessment, and treatment of psychiatric conditions, in the Psychiatry outpatient clinic.
Essential Functions:
• Provide direct patient care to psychiatric patients, including individuals and families
• Perform diagnostic evaluations, interviews and cognitive examinations
• Responsible for obtaining medical histories
• Develop client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories
• Coordinate counseling efforts with psychiatrists
• Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.
• Responsible for timely, accurate and complete patient notes in the electronic medical record.
• Complete and sign billing fee ticket with all required components daily for each patient see so that daily bills for services can be generated.
• Respond to emergency calls from patients.
• Attend weekly clinical meetings with the physicians.
Other Functions:
• Proficient with Electronic Medical Records Systems and be able to work effectively and efficiently in multiple systems
• Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct.
• Comply with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
(Education, Experience, Licensure and Certification)
Education:
• Master’s degree in social work (required)
Experience:
• 2 years direct patient care in an outpatient psychiatric setting (required)
• 5 years or more of direct patient care in an outpatient psychiatric setting conducting psychiatric assessments(preferred)
Licensure:
• Current licensure in Kentucky as a Clinical Social Worker (required)

Additional Job Description:

Education:
• Master’s degree in social work (required)
Experience:
• 2 years direct patient care in an outpatient setting (required)
Licensure:
• Current licensure in Kentucky as a LCSW (required)