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Collaborates with and completes referrals to appropriate community agencies for assistance based on patient need. Initiates referrals in a timely manner. Uses responses to help patient resume life in the community and/or adjust to lifestyle changes.
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Completes psychosocial history or socioeconomic assessment as determined by healthcare team or high-risk indicators and documents in medical record and maintains statistical data per standard policy.
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Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
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Coordinates the completion of requisite forms by doctors, patients, and patients' families for any services required in a timely, thorough and accurate manner.
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Develops and maintains information on community resources and referral requirements based on patient population as identified in the unit scope of practice.
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Facilitates communication between the patient and family and the healthcare team. Assesses and communicates the patient's social, cultural, emotional, and economic problems to medical staff and other healthcare providers as needed. Attends multidisciplinary discharge planning rounds.
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Facilities ongoing in-service education programs for hospital personnel relative to the duties of the department, resources, services available, etc.
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Initiates and participates in multidisciplinary discharge planning rounds and collaborates with internal and external health care providers, patient and family to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
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Organizes individual workload and sets appropriate priorities based on patient's medical plan, patients needs, and policy and procedures.
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Orients and/or supervises staff and students as assigned.
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Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
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Participates in research projects and develops programs and services to meet the needs of specific populations of and improve the delivery of service.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
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Provides crisis intervention and management when necessary. Provides therapeutic intervention with patients and family including individual marital, parental, family, and group therapies.