Social Worker, Flourish Health Clinic

Mental Health Cooperative • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Ranked one of Tennessee’s top places to work, MHC is a rare and special place where outstanding company culture is intentional. Where clients and associates are treated the same, as equals. Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. If you are interested in joining a team that is caring, collaborative, innovative and energizing this might be a great place for you! Scope of Work: Social Worker on Flourish Health Clinic Flourish Health Clinical Service Delivery The Social Worker for the Flourish Health Clinic provides trauma-informed, field-based behavioral and medical health support to individuals impacted by substance use, mental health, housing insecurity, and barriers to care. As part of the interdisciplinary team, the social worker conducts mental health and substance use screenings, provides harm reduction education and supplies, offers brief interventions and crisis support (including de-escalation support), and coordinates referrals and follow-up planning to behavioral health, medical health and social services (such as mental health, recovery, medical care, housing, counseling, etc.). This role also supports harm reduction education, ensures accurate documentation of assessments and referrals in compliance with legal requirements, and contributes to student training and continuity of care through collaboration with community partners. Mental Health Cooperative embraces inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Mental Health Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Responsibilities

• Conducts mental health and substance use screenings
• Provides harm reduction education and supplies
• Offers brief interventions and crisis support (including de-escalation support)
• Coordinates referrals and follow-up planning to behavioral health, medical health and social services (such as mental health, recovery, medical care, housing, counseling, etc.)
• Supports harm reduction education
• Ensures accurate documentation of assessments and referrals in compliance with legal requirements
• Contributes to student training and continuity of care through collaboration with community partners

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees