Social Worker - Mountains Behavioral Health - Part Time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

In this role you will be:

• Utilizing knowledge of social work, the aging process, care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill, case management, community resources.
• Knowledgeable about Chapter 5100 of the Mental Health Procedures Act, as well as CMS and CIHQ regulations in planning and providing therapeutic individual, group, and family interventions.
• Performing pre-admission screenings when necessary.
• Providing case management, initiating discharge planning at the time of admission, and coordinating a continuum of care.
• Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary and intradepartmental treatment team.
• Completing required Social Work assessment in specific timeframe after admission to the BH unit.
• Exemplifying the IRMC mission, vision, and values, acting in accordance with IRMC policies and procedures to ensure quality care is provided.
• Utilizing excellent interpersonal communication skill to effectively communicate with patients, family, and members of the organization.
• Formulating, coordinating, and facilitating meetings and public presentations in a professional manner.
• Providing therapeutic daily groups to BH patients.
• Initiating discharge planning and coordinating a person's transition from inpatient to outpatient status while functioning as an effective member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Utilizing basic computer skills and collecting, maintaining, and analyzing performance improvement data.
• Will be required to float to all units, including geropsych, adult, and adolescent.

Qualifications

Required:

• EDUCATION: A master's degree in social work (MSW) (a person with a bachelor's degree must work under the supervision of the MSW).
• EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 1-year clinical experience
• LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: BLS required or attained within 1 month of hire.
• Licensure