Social Worker

Spectrum Health Systems•Chatham, VA

1d•$30 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The SUD Social Worker is responsible for monitoring patient compliance with all program and DOC rules and regulations, performing assessments and assessing and evaluating inmates' needs, providing quality clinical services and case management to assigned inmates in accordance with Spectrum’s clinical design and in compliance with all licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies. This role involves providing group treatment to patients using Spectrum curriculum and following group facilitation protocol as trained. The position requires completing all required documentation for services as required by Spectrum, DOC, and all licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies within established timeframes, as well as completing all outcome measurement tools as required by Spectrum, DOC, and licensing within required timeframes. Maintaining records in accordance with Spectrum and VA DOC policies and procedures, and maintaining and ensuring accuracy of CORIS screens are also key responsibilities. The Social Worker will participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning, case reviews, conferences and other meetings as directed, and maintain comprehensive current clinical skills, competencies, licensure, and certification as required. Preparing and submitting all required reports, serving as a role model/mentor for patients while maintaining professional boundaries, and ensuring the program operates in accordance with Spectrum’s and DOC’s ethics and boundaries policies are also part of the role. Providing referrals and aftercare services as required is also a responsibility.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology, education-counseling, medicine, psychology, psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative counseling, social work, or closely related field
A minimum of two years of supervised counseling experience required.

Nice To Haves

Licensure (LICSW, LCSW, LMHC, LPC) or CSAC, CADC certification
DOC experience
Medication Assisted Treatment experience
Knowledge of local/regional community resources for substance use recovery and reentry stabilization.

Responsibilities

Monitoring patient compliance with all program and DOC rules and regulations
Performing assessments and assessing and evaluating inmates' needs
Providing quality clinical services and case management to assigned inmates in accordance with Spectrum’s clinical design and in compliance with all licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies.
Providing group treatment to patients using Spectrum curriculum and following group facilitation protocol as trained.
Completing all required documentation for services as required by Spectrum, DOC, and all licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies within established timeframes.
Completing all outcome measurement tools as required by Spectrum, DOC, and licensing within required timeframes.
Maintaining records in accordance with Spectrum and VA DOC policies and procedures.
Maintaining and ensuring accuracy of CORIS screens.
Participating in multidisciplinary treatment planning, case reviews, conferences and other meetings as directed.
Maintaining comprehensive current clinical skills, competencies, licensure, and certification as required.
Preparing and submitting all required reports.
Serving as a role model/mentor for patients while maintaining professional boundaries.
Ensuring program operates in accordance with Spectrum’s and DOC’s ethics and boundaries policies.
Providing referrals and aftercare services as required.