Clinical Social Worker 9-P11 CFP

State of Michigan • Saline, MI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker serves as a member of the unit Treatment Team and is responsible for a caseload of assigned patients at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline, Michigan. The position completes social work assessments, participates in formulating patients’ IPOS, provides individual therapy and group psychotherapy, and makes entries in medical and administrative records. The social worker prepares reports for internal operations and submission to courts, provides educational services to patients and families, offers family therapy to patients’ families and significant others, and participates in discharge planning.

As a Certified Forensic Examiner, the position conducts forensic evaluations, prepares reports for criminal courts, and provides testimony as an expert witness in legal proceedings.

Requirements

• Possession of a master’s degree in social work.
• Registration as a social worker by the Michigan Board of Examiners of Social Workers.
• Clinical Social Worker 9: no specific type or amount of experience is required.
• Clinical Social Worker 10: one year of professional experience providing social casework and treatment services in a setting equivalent to a Clinical Social Worker 9.
• Clinical Social Worker P11: two years of professional experience providing social casework and treatment services in a setting equivalent to a Clinical Social Worker, including one year equivalent to a Clinical Social Worker 10.
• Submit an online application through NEOGOV; hard-copy applications are not accepted.
• Document relevant experience and education in the resume, transcript, and/or application; attach a resume with specific experience, dates of employment, and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter and, if applicable, a copy of official transcripts.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and criminal records check.
• The preferred and appointed candidate is subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable-suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of assigned patients as a member of the unit Treatment Team.
• Complete social work assessments and participate in formulating patients’ IPOS.
• Provide individual therapy and group psychotherapy to patients.
• Make entries in medical and administrative records.
• Prepare reports for internal operations and submission to courts of law.
• Provide educational services to patients and families.
• Offer family therapy to patients’ families and significant others.
• Participate in discharge planning for patients.
• As a Certified Forensic Examiner, conduct forensic evaluations, prepare reports for criminal courts, and provide expert-witness testimony in legal proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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