Social Worker MSW BBS Req'd Full Time PM Mental Health Indio 323

Telecare Corporation•Indio, CA

5h•$33 - $46

About The Position

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems. Telecare's Riverside Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), is here to help you find relief from distress and assist you in maintaining stability in your life. We believe recovery starts from within, and that our job is to do whatever it takes to help you cope with crisis and gain skills to deal with your challenges more effectively. Our 12-chair facility has a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, psychiatric prescribers, nursing staff, and peer specialists who are all here to help you on your path. POSITION SUMMARY Under supervision of a licensed clinician, the Social Work Clinician II provides clinical and casework services to members served and natural supports. This involves person centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies.

Requirements

A Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited graduate school and working towards licensure and registered with the Board of Behavioral Science
One (1) year of direct service experience with individuals with severe mental illness in an inpatient or outpatient setting is required
Criminal justice clearance and education verification
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.
Ability to complete social histories, risk assessments, mental health status exams, and plans of care
Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and rehabilitation therapists
Ability to form a therapeutic alliance with members served and families
Sufficient medical knowledge to assess the needs of members served
Skills in conducting group therapy
Ability to advocate for the members served in other health delivery systems

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
Provides safe, effective, and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care
Works with members served and multidisciplinary treatment teams to design, implement, and evaluate the Recovery Plan
Under clinical supervision, establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with members served
Ensures provision of needed clinical services to assigned members served; coordinates ongoing treatment within the program and with outside agencies
Provides individual and group therapy
Documents all treatment provided in a thorough and consistent manner
Collaborates with other staff in the discharge planning process and makes linkages to community services for members served
Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and recovery planning meetings
Demonstrates knowledge of de-escalation techniques and crisis communication and management
Serves as a clinical consultant to recovery team members
Must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.