Psychiatric Social Worker II (Cooper Green)

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work after training

Job summary

University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for a Psychiatric Social Worker II at Cooper Green Mercy Health Authority. The role delivers professional clinical counseling and helps patients access social services within a healthcare setting.

Requires Master’s in Social Work or Counseling, LICSW and LPC licensure, CPR/BLS certification, and commitment to trauma-informed care. Hybrid work arrangement after six-month training period.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; work experience cannot substitute.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments to evaluate mental health needs, strengths, and resources.
• Develop treatment plans with interdisciplinary team members.
• Provide evidence-based counseling and psychotherapy services.
• Monitor progress and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Coordinate care and referrals to social workers and community resources.
• Maintain accurate documentation per policy and procedures.
• Participate in team meetings and professional development.
• Ensure patient rights, confidentiality, and safety.

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling

LICSW license

LPC license

Job description

Job Description - Psychiatric Social Worker II (Cooper Green) (CGM0000X)

Psychiatric Social Worker II (Cooper Green) - ( CGM0000X )

Description

STATEMENT OF VALUES:

Cooper Green Mercy strives to be THE choice for health care in our community. We honor this commitment by embracing our core values of:

• Kindness,
• Inclusion,
• Cleanliness, and;
• Attention to Detail.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Psychiatric Social Worker II is responsible for providing professional clinical counseling to facilitate patients in overcoming specific behavioral and mental health challenges using the tools of psychotherapy and other counseling methods. This role will assist patients in obtaining social services through various welfare agencies and healthcare providers that fall beyond the general purview of mental health counseling by focusing on social, economic, and environmental factors that affect the patients' psychological and physical wellbeing. The Psychiatric Social Worker will also undertake various other duties as outlined to support the wellbeing of our patients within the healthcare setting.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to evaluate patients’ mental health needs, strengths, and resources.
• Develop treatment plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to include behavioral health providers e.g., Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatrist.
• Provide evidence-based counseling and psychotherapy services to patients to address a range of psychiatric disorders and psychosocial stressors.
• Monitor patient progress and implement treatment plans as necessary to achieve therapeutic goals.
• Coordinate care and facilitate referrals to medical social workers, lay navigators, community resources, support services as needed.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation or clinical assessments, treatment plans, and interventions in accordance with Cooper Green Mercy Health Authority compliance, policy, procedure, and Standard Operation Procedures.
• Participate in case conferences, team meetings and professional development to enhance clinical skills and knowledge.
• Counsels’ patients using evidence-based methods and therapies specific to the patient's needs and situation.
• Encourage appropriate use of health care services, strive to improve quality of care, and maintain cost- effectiveness on a case-by-case basis.
• Utilizing the facility’s EHR, perform documentation of the patient’s assessment, interventions, and ongoing collaboration with the patient, family/caregiver, providers, and other pertinent stakeholders.
• Displays effective communication skills; adheres to proper communication channels in a courteous, cooperative, and timely manner.
• Demonstrates personal accountability for professional growth by meeting and maintaining current certifications/ licensure and completing all mandatory facility, department, and role-specific education requirements in advance of due dates.
• Consistently protects patients’ rights and confidentiality.
• Assist in crafting departmental policies and procedures, and ensure they are followed, especially those related to patient care, patient privacy and confidentiality and safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and engage in interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Commitment to cultural competence, trauma-informed care, and ethical practice
• Experience and proficiency in crisis intervention techniques for managing acute psychiatric crisis.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish rapport and build therapeutic relationships with diverse patient populations.
• Knowledge of the applicable laws and ethics concerning the treatment of psychologically ill patients
• Proficiency in delivering evidence-based psychotherapy modalities, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy) CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR).
• Experience working in an ambulatory care, outpatient mental health setting or inpatient setting
• Knowledge of community related resources, programs, and agencies related to healthcare/behavioral health care.
• Knowledge of the types of behavioral/mental illnesses and disorders and their characteristics (or behavioral patterns) that typically occur in individuals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited program. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirements.

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS, ETC.

• Currently licensed as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) by the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Currently licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
• Current CPR/BLS Certification from American Red Cross or American Heart Association.

PREFERRED: Three years of experience providing substance abuse, grief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, etc., in the clinical setting as a LICSW or LPC.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role may require lifting up to 50 lbs.

The work location for this role is hybrid (after six-month training period).