Social Worker - MS (On Call) - Indio, Mental Health 322

Telecare • Indio, CA

267d • $33 - $38

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. At the Riverside Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) in Indio, we provide intensive mental health and psychiatric treatment services in a safe, welcoming environment for adults experiencing a mental health emergency. We believe recovery starts from within, and that our job is to do whatever it takes to provide the support needed on your recovery journey in a comfortable, structured environment. Our secure 16-bed facility has a multidisciplinary team that includes a psychiatrist, social workers, a rehabilitation therapist, registered nurses, recovery specialists, and peer support specialists.

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

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 assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training

Benefits

• Expected starting wage range is $33.00 - $38.70
• Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)
• Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees