Caseworker

UT Health San Antonio • San Antonio, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, responsible for working within a multidisciplinary team providing clinical care to community adult and adolescent outpatients with serious mental illness, substance use disorder and other co-morbid conditions.

Requirements

• Ability to analyze, compare and evaluate aspects of the treatment program.
• Primary activities and decision making authority will be performed under the supervision of a licensed clinician.
• Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner.
• Ability to observe a patient's issues, and analyze what is needed to help them without putting them at further risk.
• Ability to work one-on-one with patients every day, working with people in close situations, be a good communicator and listener.
• Ability to talk with patients and their families and be able and willing to deliver both good and bad news in the most compassionate way possible.
• Ability to write progress notes according to standard, assessments, memos, letters, various complex reports and other documents with acceptable spelling and grammar.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and assesses patient's behavior, emotional responses, interpersonal relationships, and social conditions.
• Gives diagnostic impressions and treats adults, adolescents, and families.
• Develops individual treatment plans for patients and documents case records as needed.
• Maintains regular contact with each assigned patient to monitor responses to services and identify problem areas.
• Assists with developing and implementing evidence-based treatment models.
• Responsibilities may include crisis interventions as needed.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level