Clinical Social Services Director

NOW HIRING!! Do you have a passion for Geriatric Psychiatric Care. Beacham Memorial Hospital is now hiring for its Freedom 14 bed Inpatient Geriatric DPU program. 

Description: Provides direct clinical service to assigned in-patients, inclusive of individual and family treatment interventions, case management, discharge planning and care consultation. Responsible for psychosocial assessments for each patient. Attends all treatment teams and consults on an as-needed basis with other team members around issues of incumbent’s expertise, including case management and discharge planning.

Incumbent performs duties in accordance with corporate, organization and department policies and procedures while adhering to the overall mission of Freedom Behavioral Health and the Beacham Memorial Hospital.

Freedom Healthcare is dedicated to providing quality, evidence-based and person-centered treatment for people with mental health conditions in a safe and respectful environment in partnership with the individuals and families we serve, focusing on support, hope and recovery.

Freedom Healthcare and BMH is committed to a philosophy and an environment of care in which we treat people with dignity, respect and mutuality; protect their rights; provide the best care possible; support them in returning to their natural communities; and include patients and families as partners in their treatment.

Salary: Excellent salary opportunity, based on experience

Start Date: ASAP

Qualifications:

Candidates must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to multitask.

Must be Masters prepared; LCSW or LMSW is preferred.

Job Description:

• Assumes role of social worker for those patients assigned.
• Facilities groups for patients/families as assigned on unit and documents patient family participation on group notes.
• Communicates findings and progress of individual sessions, family therapy, and disposition planning to treatment team and documents progress in patient’s medical record.
• Advocates for and educates family about resources and agency involvement to provide recommended levels of services upon discharge. Documents this activity in progress notes.
• Presents case assessment, interventions, collaborates with other disciplines and initiates planned interventions at the treatment planning meeting.
• When indicated, involves family in aftercare planning and educational interventions. Documents in progress notes reasons that interventions may not be possible.
• Makes recommendations for the level of care and structure patient needs upon discharge and actively educates patients and family (when indicated) with respect to those needs and identifies resources for meeting the patient’s needs. Advocates for agency involvement when necessary.
• Utilizes information from assessment and subsequent patient /family/opt provider information in developing an aftercare plan. Completes discharge planning and documents patient’s understanding of same in progress notes.
• May be required to provide clinical supervision to Activities Coordinator, other counseling staff as well possible outpatient social worker staff

Competencies:

• Knowledge of major mental illness, i.e. schizophrenia and the impact of family
• Knowledge of developmental stages and clinical implications regarding trauma informed and patient centered care.
• Knowledge and understanding of biological and sociocultural changes influencing the aged (geriatric population), adults and adolescents
• Knowledge of substance use disorders and treatment issues
• Knowledge of family systems dynamics
• Is competent in delivering patient care that is trauma informed and patient centered. As indicated by:
• Provides care that is kind, collaborative and compassionate.
• Able to defuse power struggles and doesn’t need “to win”.
• Appropriate assessment of clients for a history of trauma
• Recognize/assess a range of trauma-related behaviors
• Implement trauma-sensitive interventions with people served

Qualifications:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:    Master’s in Social Work form an accredited school of social work, preferred LCSW or LPC will consider LMSW

License:        Licensed through the State by the Regulatory Body 

Experience:  One-year experience performing duties as a Social Worker in a Behavioral Health setting

Freedom Behavioral Health  provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.