A. Overall Purpose Of The Job (Brief description of the primary purpose of this position)
International SOS Government Medical Services is recruiting Psychiatric Social Workers (PSW) to support our medical staffing projects New Hampshire.
International SOS has been providing medical and emergency services for over 35 years, supporting government and military clients worldwide. Across these sites, we maintain more than 5,000 personnel and provide services that include emergency response, ambulance services, primary care, emergency care, occupational health, supply chain services, laboratory services, radiology services, specialist services, dentistry, and biomedical maintenance. In addition, we operate more than 65 clinics located around the world providing emergency and primary care and occupational health. Most of the clinics include an ambulance service.
Depending on our clients’ needs, PSWs may work in temporary, short-term, or long-term jobs. Recruited personnel might be working alongside our Clients’ teams or as part of our own multidisciplinary teams, in secured state facilities with safe working environment, medically remote locations, industrial projects, our own clinics, etc.
Please apply in order to be added to our database and to be considered for current and future PSW positions. Our recruiters will get in touch with you to check your availability, readiness, interest in the job and to provide you with more details on our current vacancies.
B. Key Responsibilities (Critical responsibilities and skills of this position, listed in order of importance)
- Performing complicated, detailed and involved reviews of a highly professional nature to gather background material from patients, family members, service providers and guardians in order to formulate comprehensive psychosocial assessments and make clinical recommendations for inpatient and aftercare services.
- Establishing and maintaining highly sensitive contacts with a wide range of community agencies while exercising sound judgment to ensure quality services are provided to patients.
- Establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients, guardians, family members and significant others to assess, mobilize and access social, financial and residential resources needed to promote recovery.
- Developing treatment goals in conjunction with the treatment teams of NHH and Glencliff, patient, guardians, families and significant others on the basis of an in-depth comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
- Ensuring on-going discussion upon issues with discharge, with treatment team, patients, guardians, families and significant others.
- Providing individual, family and group therapy on assigned cases and based on program needs with a willingness to apply a broad range of established therapeutic techniques.
- Assisting and giving guidance to patients as needed to assist with individual problem solving.
- Coordinating and monitoring patient finances such as daily spending, applications for benefits and/or entitlement programs provided by federal, state and charitable organizations.
- Utilizing interventions consistent with current research relevant to developmental, cultural and disability-specific needs while documenting efficacy of utilized interventions.
- Supervising, assigning and carrying out NHH Transportation Services for patients to appointments.
- Initiating or overseeing the initiating of guardianship and/or involuntary commitment proceedings consistent with RSA 135 and 464-A, while ensuring congruency with the Social Work Code of Ethics.
- Adhering to all applicable laws and policies including The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Health Care for All (HCFA), NHH policies and the Health Engagement Model (HEM).
- Monitoring other legal issues such as the status of probation or parole involvement, pending court hearings for criminal or civil actions, facilitating appropriate involvement of the patient in these proceedings and giving direct testimony at court hearings as appropriate.
- Developing a comprehensive discharge plan focused on recovery that is in consideration of the concerns of all interested parties with the expectation that collaboration with treatment team and other interested parties will be emphasized.
- Providing support, modeling and assistance to other hospital staff to reinforce courteous interactions and clinically appropriate interventions with patients.
- Documenting all social service interventions in the clinical record and following NHH and Departmental policies and procedures as well as discipline-specific standards and expectations regarding psychosocial
- assessments, progress notes, treatment plans and other required forms and reports.
- Providing clinical analysis and recommendations at diagnostic and treatment review conferences as necessary.
- Consulting with other professional treatment staff regarding various treatment interventions, psychosocial and environmental influences, the availability of community resources and needs for discharge.
- Participating in training and classes to maintain and increase knowledge relevant to case management and patient care.
- Assisting in covering social service needs throughout NHH as they arise.
C. Job Profile
Required Skills and Knowledge (Brief description of technical knowledge or skills needed to perform the job)
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Extensive knowledge of psychiatric case work principles, techniques and practices and their application to individual case problems
- Extensive knowledge of mental health problems, of modern methods of treatment and of the social aspects of such conditions.
- Extensive knowledge of long term care, geriatric patients and associated behaviors/disorders.
- Considerable knowledge and skill in community organization and availability of community resources.
- Ability to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Ability to write case histories and related reports.
- Ability to explain departmental policy, procedures and objectives.
- Ability to understand environmental factors in individual cases and to apply this understanding in social adjustments and rehabilitation.
- Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with representatives of other social agencies, institution officials, the general public, families and residents.
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for professional practice.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently within a team.
- Ability to analyse activities and report any non-compliance.
Required Work Experience (Brief description of the job-related experience needed to perform the job)
- Minimum of one year of clinical experience in direct patient care as a licensed Clinical Social Worker.
- Experience in detention or correctional healthcare, residential healthcare, a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided direct care.
- Experience with pediatric and adult patients.
Required Qualifications, Licensure, Certification
- PSW(s) must be licensed in New Hampshire and have no record of prior or pending disciplinary action against him or her by the licensure body or agency.
- Must possess at least a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW).
- Program must be accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Licensure must be maintained current, and any required education, trainings, continued education to maintain licensure must be completed within the required timeline for completion by the licensing/ certifying authority.
- Candidate should not have had any professional licensure withheld, suspended, revoked, or denied, and the candidate must not have surrendered or allowed a licensure/certification to have expired or lapsed because of an investigation or disciplinary action. Any National Practitioner Database finding will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- Candidate must not have been convicted of, pled guilty to, pled nolo contender to, or received probation before judgement for any crime other than a minor traffic violation, the record of which has not been expunged.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification must be from one of the following approved organizations:
a. American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for health care providers
b. American Red Cross CPR/BLS for the professional rescuer
c. American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) CPR and AED for healthcare providers and professional responders
i. Course components must include Adult, Pediatric, and Infant CPR, Foreign Body Airway Obstruction, and Automatic Defibrillator (AED) proficiency
ii. Applicant/ Employee must be certified upon hire and may also be a certified instructor
iii. BLS/CPR must be renewed prior to expiration date, and always kept in an active status
Travel Requirements (Brief description of any travel or rotation requirements)
- May be required to travel short notice, or to serve in various medical units within the region/location.
Physical Demands
- Able to walk, stand, bend, or sit for extended periods.
- Able to reach to retrieve documents or supplies.
- Must be capable of standing on hard surfaces (cement floors) for long periods.
- Must perform the duties in a stressful and often austere environment without physical limitation.
Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $40.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Work setting:
License/Certification:
- Psychiatric Health Worker (Required)
- Certified Social Worker (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Concord, NH 03301 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Concord, NH 03301: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person