Social Worker

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.•Pinehurst, NC

About The Position

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a health care system serving central North Carolina through hospitals, clinics, home health and hospice, emergency care, and medical transportation. The Inpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker works as part of a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with community mental health centers and other agencies to support continuity of treatment. The role provides services responsive to patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and age-specific needs, including individual and family counseling and therapeutic groups. The position also meets regulatory requirements, communicates and provides guidance to others appropriately, and accurately reports and records information.

Requirements

BSW or MSW from an accredited school of social work.
Communicate effectively with people across a wide range of age groups, educational backgrounds, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Maintain clinical and professional competency levels required for age-specific populations.
Appropriate level of crisis intervention competency.
BCLS.

Nice To Haves

LCSW or LCSW-A preferred.
One to two years of experience in a mental health program preferred, preferably in a psychiatric facility.
Knowledge of area agencies, DSM IV diagnoses and treatment, and reimbursement issues.

Responsibilities

Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
Coordinate services with community mental health centers and other agencies to provide continuity of treatment.
Provide services with consideration of the physical, psychosocial, cultural/spiritual, and age-specific needs of those served.
Perform individual and family counseling.
Conduct therapeutic groups with patients.
Meet regulatory agency requirements in the provision of services.
Teach, direct, advise, or inform others appropriately.
Report and record information correctly.