Social Worker II

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## **Position Overview**

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a

Social Worker II for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin,

Illinois to administer professional social work services involving

managing a caseload of patients with mental illness and other

conditions; determines and develops sources of information and services

to facilitate patient treatment.Interviews patients, family and

significant others to obtain pertinent psychosocial data for problems

identification, evaluation and development of treatment goals and

objectives. Communicates in Spanish to those individuals who do not read

or speak English.

## **Essential Functions**

• Administers professional social work services involving managing a
  
  

caseload of patients with mental illness and other conditions.

• Determines and develops sources of information and services to
  
  

facilitate patient treatment.

• Develops and implements treatment strategies and conducts active
  
  

treatment/psychoeducational interventions/groups, conducts patient

and family counseling sessions.

• Works as a member of a social service team providing coverage and
  
  

participates in utilization reviews/peer reviews.

• Engages with Community Providers Services for future placement based
  
  

on the needs of patients.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably
  
  

within the scope of the duties enumerated above.