Social Services

Position Details

• Specialty: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Social Services
• Unit: Psychiatric Acute Adult
• Schedule: Day shift, 5x8 hours, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Contract duration: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Start date: December 14, 2026
• Employment type: Travel/contract

Responsibilities

• Complete intake and admission screenings, conduct biopsychosocial assessments, and contribute to treatment plan development.
• Support patients and families through education, advocacy, and appropriate counseling, including crisis intervention.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support continuity of care, coordinate services, and facilitate discharge and contingency planning.
• Assess patient responses to treatment, gather and analyze relevant information, and contribute to care planning and documentation.

Requirements

• Active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential and current BLS certification.
• Epic charting experience is required.
• Required skills and knowledge include:
• Psychiatric hospital practice, including 5150/involuntary holds.
• Protective services: adult protective services, child protective services, emergency detention, guardianship, and power of attorney.
• Advance directives.
• High-risk intervention for patient vulnerability or safety risk; cultural issues; and patients with communication problems, including hearing or speech difficulties.
• Assessment skills: collect and analyze patient information; conduct an initial evaluation; develop a plan of care to meet patient/caregiver needs; develop a problem list; establish and revise goals; review health history; use the Geriatric Depression Scale and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
• Care coordination: assist patients navigating the Department of Children and Families (DCF) process; collaborative care; coordinate home care and equipment following discharge; coordinate quality care in a cost-effective manner; coordinate with internal and external team members; document pertinent information to facilitate care coordination; participate in care conferences; refer to other disciplines and resources, including rehabilitation and long-term care facilities.
• Knowledge of dementia and psychiatric disorders.
• Documentation: discharge summaries; documentation according to the plan of care; documentation of care delivery, plans, goals, and patient/caregiver teaching and learning; documentation that reflects understanding of coverage criteria; and documentation of patient response.
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol use and treatment options, and suicide, homicide, and self-harm.
• Patient and caregiver education to facilitate discharge, including providing or reinforcing individualized education.
• Acute hospital experience across the Emergency Department, medical-surgical, pediatrics, and psychiatric settings; Emergency Department, medical-surgical, and pediatrics experience are required.
• Counseling and therapy skills: family therapy, group therapy (required), individual counseling, long-range planning and decision-making, parental counseling (required), and crisis intervention.

Compensation & Why Quick2Hire

The hourly rate is $53.00–$63.00. Quick2Hire is your staffing partner, with a dedicated recruiter supporting you throughout the assignment and reliable weekly pay. Quick2Hire also offers per diem shifts if you want extra flexibility.