Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service! Are you ready to play a crucial role in healthcare at one of the world's leading medical institutions? If you are a Licensed Social Worker looking to enjoy the perks of temporary staffing yet feel like a member of the large organization, Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the employer for you!

What we have to offer:

• Competitive Compensation:Intrastaff constantly surveys the market to ensure top pay rate for our employees. Pay Rate: $42.00 - $46.00 per hour (Based on Experience)
• World-Class Environment: Work alongside some of the best healthcare professionals, including top nurses, physicians, and allied health experts.
• Futuristic Healthcare:Johns Hopkins is known as a teaching Health System and whether directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical
  research.
• Benefits:There are options for a tax deferred annuity 401 K Retirement Plan and Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.

Position Overview:The Psychiatric Social Worker will perform Psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and Substance Abuse Evaluations. As well as work with a multi-disciplinary team in the Emergency Department to provide quality psychiatric service.

Location: Howard County Medical Center located in Columbia, MD

Schedule:  4 10 hour shifts with alternating Saturdays; Rotating shifts - 8 am - 6 pm  and 2 pm - 12 am

If you're passionate about healthcare, thrive in a diverse team environment, and are eager to make a difference, Johns Hopkins is the place for you. Join us in delivering exceptional care and advancing medical science. Apply now and be a part of something extraordinary at Johns Hopkins Intrastaff!

• Responds in a timely manner to requests from Emergency Department Physicians for psychiatric Consultation.
• Performs psychiatric assessment, formulates diagnosis, and in consultation with referring physician recommends and completes appropriate disposition.
• Discusses case with Attending Physician to determine if the patient has been cleared medically and to determine why a consult is requested.
• Provides requesting physician with results of assessment and disposition plan.
• Reviews chart, and obtains all insurance authorizations necessary before providing service to a patient.
• Contacts necessary insurance providers and obtains authorizations needed to complete disposition and documents in the chart.
• Interview the patient and performs psychosocial assessment, mental status examination, and past psychiatric history.
• Contacts family or any collateral informants necessary to provide information necessary to complete an assessment.
• Formulates an appropriate treatment/disposition plan for the patient.
• Develops a knowledge base of the Mental Health Service System necessary to make the most appropriate clinical disposition.
• Effectively troubleshoots all systems when problems arise in effecting a clinically necessary disposition.
• Assures that all appropriate documentation is complete according to standards to carry out treatment/disposition plan.
• Completes all contacts necessary to arrange for appropriate disposition of cases and independently resolves problems with complicated dispositions.
• Is aware of time constraints of patient flow in the emergency department and paces accordingly, and consistently evaluates all patients during a shift.
• Provides appropriate sign-out either verbally or written on clinical and disposition status of patients to next shift staff member.
• Works as a Team Member with all members of the Evening/Weekend Emergency Consultation team.
• Attends all Staff meetings and administrative meetings as assigned.
• Develops and maintains a collegial working relationship with all ED Staff.
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• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
• Current state license as LMSW required.  LCSW-C is preferred
• 2 years or more of Emergency Room social work experience preferred.
• 2 years or more of Behavior Health Experience.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.