Social Worker, Inpatient- Native American Population

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Hours for this role are primarily Monday - Friday, 8a-4:30p. The Inpatient Social Worker carries a patient caseload at our 101 bed Psychiatric Hospital in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving ages primarily 5-35. This role is part of a four year SAMHSA Grant funded position to primarily serve Native American patients. This role focuses on facilitating groups, treatment planning, discharge planning, care coordination, communication with caretakers, community providers, and others involved in the care of patients.

This role will specialize in easing Indigenous Health Disparities within the treatment of mental health and hospitalization, located within the hospital (75% of the time) and in the community (25% of the time). The role also includes community outreach to the Native American community and providing social work services across the continuum of care, including their return within the community.

Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Accountable to uphold and apply clinical knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioral health practices and principles, including Indigenous Health Disparities
• Responsible to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the psychosocial services for patients and share social work expertise with members of the treatment team throughout the continuum of care, including 3-6 months post hospital discharge within the community setting
• Develop and revise treatment and complex discharge plans and communicate these with patients, caretakers, the treatment team, tribal entities, and direct care staff
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, caretakers, the treatment team, and direct care staff regarding diagnosis, symptom management, recommendations, discharge plans (including leading discharge meetings), safety plans, patient rights, financial impact issues, Indigenous Health Disparities and other pertinent patient care matters across the continuum of care, including in the community
• Communicate effectively alongside the Spiritual Cultural Support Liaison with external providers, agencies, tribal entities, and government and private payer networks to develop relationships and refer patients to the next appropriate levels of care following hospitalization
• Lead child, adolescent, and young adult therapy/process groups on the inpatient units
• Within the training process, complete Think:
  Kids:
  Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) training and recognize that Kids Do Well If They Can. Social Workers participate in using the CPS Assessment and Planning tool to help kids develop skills for their challenging behaviors
• Oriented to ethically provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, age-appropriate care
• Provide culturally specific and trauma informed social work and support in partnership with the Spiritual Cultural Support Liaison
• Understand the cultural values of health, beliefs, and practices within Native American cultural groups and effectively serve as a communicator and liaison within multidisciplinary teams
• Understand the strengths and needs of Native American communities and professionally navigate complex health and social systems effectively, including the perimeters of ICWA
• Ongoing awareness and personal care to appropriately address existing or potential secondary traumatic stress related to lived experience and work experience within the Native American community and mental health systems

• Master's degree in social work with licensure in the State of Minnesota. LGSW required, LICSW preferred.
• Two years experience in a mental health care setting preferred.
• Knowledge of Native American communities, urban and reservations, with understanding of tribal/intertribal differences.
• Experience working with Native American children, adolescents, and their families strongly preferred
• Credible role model in the Native American Community with established relationships with key partners, including community agencies and tribal entities
• Experience using electronic health records preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook, and Teams
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form
• Ability to coordinate care with relevant staff
• Ability to…