Licensed Master Social Worker
About The Position
The Licensed Master Social Worker provides mental health and social services to adult clients and children/adolescents in clinic and community settings. The role includes assessing clients’ mental health and social-service needs, developing individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans, providing individual therapy and facilitating skills-building and psycho-educational groups, and coordinating recovery needs with internal teams and community resources. The position involves maintaining confidential records and progress notes, following applicable policies and standards, participating in quality initiatives and outreach, and sharing 24-hour on-call responsibilities, including face-to-face interventions. The work schedule is highly dependent on client needs and may change.
Requirements
- A valid and active Texas license; the posting specifies a current, valid LMSW license in Texas.
- A bachelor’s degree or doctorate in Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, or Social Work; the posting also lists a master’s degree in social work from an accredited program.
- A minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
- Experience working in a mental health or social-services setting.
- A valid Texas driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.
- Working knowledge of techniques to manage symptoms of mental illness and prevent relapse.
- Familiarity with area-wide community resources relevant to mental health and basic-needs services.
- Ability to provide hopeful, supportive, and effective rehabilitation.
- Strong knowledge of psychotherapy theories and techniques.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including in a dynamic team setting with medical and clinical professionals.
- Commitment to providing culturally competent care to a diverse population.
Nice To Haves
- Specialization in a specific population or issue area, such as trauma, addiction, or geriatrics.
- Bilingual ability in a language commonly spoken by the client population.
- Experience working with electronic health records and documentation systems.
Responsibilities
- Interview clients and obtain personal information and medical history to determine their status and concerns.
- Conduct client assessments and evaluations to identify mental health and social-service needs.
- Develop individualized treatment plans, including plans related to rehabilitation-service goals.
- Provide therapy to clients individually or in groups, and facilitate skills-building and psycho-educational groups.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary medical and clinical teams to coordinate comprehensive care.
- Maintain accurate, confidential case histories, progress notes, and client records, and document progress toward treatment goals.
- Modify treatments as needed based on client observation, case histories, and progress notes.
- Educate clients about community-based organizations and available social and employment services.
- Coordinate clients’ individual recovery needs internally and with external community resources.
- Provide services in the community using a personal vehicle and provide services in the clinic as needed.
- Share 24-hour on-call responsibilities with team members, including face-to-face interventions.
- Follow HIPAA requirements, infection-control policies and procedures, and applicable JACHO, PCMH, and HRSA standards.
- Participate in supervision, team meetings, professional development, outreach activities, company events, and QI/QA activities and initiatives.
- Report demographic, SOGI, SDoH, and other pertinent data.
- Follow ADAPT policies and procedures and exercise good judgment and initiative in response to clients’ changing needs.
- Stay current with best practices, laws, and regulations in social work and mental health.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
