Clinical Counselor Social Worker - Night Shift & Crisis

University of New Mexico - Hospitals; Bernalillo (NM); Sur place; USD 48 000 - 62 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

University of New Mexico Hospitals is seeking a clinician to provide, oversee, and administer a wide range of psychosocial evaluation, assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and case management services in a high-intensity clinical environment.

Responsibilities include leading and training lower level counselors and students, ensuring adherence to hospital policies, and serving patients across neonate to geriatric ages.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a related discipline.
• Essential: 3 years directly related experience.
• Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo.

Responsabilités

• Provide counseling, therapy, and/or psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position.
• Prepare treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow-up care programs.
• Consult with other therapists and related staff in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework; refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required.
• Provide and/or arrange therapeutic interventions including crisis intervention for individuals with serious emotional or behavioral disturbances.
• Refer clients to appropriate social service agencies for financial assistance and other services; may visit patients and families at home.
• Follow up to determine reliability of treatment; adjust therapy as needed.
• Consult with legal and treatment agencies in relation to client records, rights, and responsibilities.
• Prepare documentation for civil commitment hearings or other legal proceedings.
• Perform administrative functions such as monitoring expenditures and reporting; participate in research projects.
• Provide clinical supervision to lower level therapists and/or graduate students/interns and/or consulting services to other professionals.
• May provide teaching and in-service training on handling of referrals.
• Promote best practices in treatment and meet departmental expectations for access and productivity.
• Participate in educational programs to develop professional growth.
• Adhere to patient safety policies and continuously seek safety improvements.

Connaissances

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Case management

Formation

Master's Degree

Description du poste

University of New Mexico Hospitals is seeking a clinician to provide, oversee, and administer a wide range of psychosocial evaluation, assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and case management services in a high-intensity clinical environment.

Responsibilities include leading and training lower level counselors and students, ensuring adherence to hospital policies, and serving patients across neonate to geriatric ages.