Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Mental Health Therapist III) (SCP NUHW)
About The Position
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides psychosocial assessment, individual and group treatment, family therapy, and discharge and aftercare planning for patients and their families. The role delivers recovery-oriented, family-systems-based, and evidence-based services and treatments. The incumbent consults and provides training on psychosocial aspects of human behavior and complex environments, and serves as the primary contact for involving and educating patients, families, and significant others in treatment and mental health recovery. The position also liaises with community programs, develops strategic partnerships to enhance aftercare plans, participates on committees as required, and performs other assigned duties. The role is based at SCP-Sutter Center for Psychiatry. It is per diem/casual, with 8-hour day shifts on variable days and weekends as needed. The position is non-exempt and union-represented. Pay is listed as $50.13 to $64.17 per hour.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent education or experience.
- Master's degree in social work from a university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- MSW (Master Social Worker) certification/licensure.
- LCSW licensure within one year of hire.
- If providing clinical supervision, completion of 15 contact hours of supervision training according to BBSE guidelines.
- Strong clinical skills in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, interdisciplinary collaboration, and linkage with resources.
- Knowledge of child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric psychopathology and psychiatric interventions.
- Knowledge of psychiatric, psychosocial, and legal issues; substance misuse, abuse, and chemical dependency assessment and treatment; current mental-health insurance benefits and restrictions; DSM-IV-TR; family systems therapy; and crisis intervention models.
- Knowledge of child, elder, and dependent-adult abuse and domestic-violence reporting requirements, and regulations affecting clinical social work practice, including Tarasoff and patient-psychotherapist privilege.
- Knowledge of suicidal and homicidal behavior, ability to assess lethality, and ability to develop appropriate treatment plans.
- Knowledge of human behavior and communication, psychotherapy, case management, and the influence of cultural and spiritual values in social work practice.
- Knowledge and skills to provide psychosocial care appropriate to the age-specific needs of children, adolescents, adults, and elders.
- Knowledge of individual and family development across the life span.
- Knowledge of substance misuse and abuse and co-occurring disorders.
- Knowledge of recovery-oriented services, family systems, and evidence-based treatments, such as Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention.
- Ability to plan, organize, set, and accomplish objectives.
- Sound clinical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with interruptions, rapidly changing priorities, and competing demands.
- Ability to occasionally flex time to handle emergencies.
Nice To Haves
- Prior work experience in an acute psychiatric setting involving psychiatric patient assessment, individual and group treatment, family treatment, discharge planning, and utilization review.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychosocial assessments and individual and group treatment.
- Provide family therapy.
- Plan patient discharge and aftercare with patients and their families.
- Deliver recovery-oriented, family-systems-based, and evidence-based services and treatments.
- Consult and provide training on psychosocial aspects of human behavior and complex environments.
- Involve and educate patients, families, and significant others in treatment and mental health recovery.
- Serve as a liaison to community programs and develop strategic partnerships to enhance aftercare plans.
- Participate on committees as required.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
