Clinical Social Service Director

Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Bunkie; Bunkie (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Bunkie is seeking a Clinical Social Worker Director to oversee the social services department, coordinate with the care team, and ensure the highest quality of patient social care and program implementation.

This position requires a Master’s in Social Work from an accredited school, state licensure, and at least one year of behavioral health social work experience; strong communication, organizational, and crisis intervention skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Social Work from an accredited school.
• License required by State regulatory body for Social Workers.
• At least one year of social work experience in a behavioral health setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee social service interventions and coordination with other disciplines.
• Lead treatment team in the social service department.
• Collaborate with medical staff, DON, and nursing staff.
• Perform crisis intervention and family communication.
• Maintain performance improvement activities and QM participation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical problem solving

Reading & following instructions

PC proficiency

DSM-V knowledge

Medical & psychiatric knowledge

Education

Master’s in Social Work

Job description

FREEDOM BEHAVIORAL IS NOW PROVIDING SERVICES IN BUNKIE, LA

We are excited to extend services in this area to those in need! The Freedom Team puts patient care first by driving processes to ensure quality and compliance. We have an energetic, motivated leadership team implementing exciting new changes. Our team strives to nurture and elevate the talents of all employees. If you want to be a part of a growing team impacting the lives of others, We are looking forward to adding members to our team!

WE ARE HIRING FULL TIME

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Clinical Social Service Director assumes responsibility for the functioning and communication within the social service department. The Clinical Social Worker participates as an integral professional member of a multi-discipline supervision of social service interventions to patients. The Clinical Social Worker oversees the implementation of interventions performed by other disciplines with the social service department. These other disciplines, include the Discharge Planner, Case Manager, and Activity Therapist, along with other social service employees. The Clinical Social Worker works in collaboration with other clinical departments through consultation with the medical staff, DON, and nursing staff. The Clinical Social Worker works to facilitates resolution of concerns in the patient population identified and ensures that services, programing and patient’s social needs meet the highest quality of care. The Clinical Social Worker demonstrates understanding and interpretation of facility policies to ensure that policies are adhere to. Furthermore, The Clinical Social Worker demonstrates a strong knowledgeable of a wide range of disorders; cognitive, emotional, and developmental, social and behavioral. Additional duties include, performs crisis intervention, special case conferences, family communication, and takes a lead role in the treatment team process. In addition, maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates QM activities. The Clinical Social worker adheres to the highest ethical standards regarding patient care and rights. The Clinical Social Worker facilitates communication to outside agencies to ensure that these patient rights, care, and needs are met. The Clinical Social Worker assists with formulating the budgetary needs with the social service department.

WORKING CONDITONS:

Work environment characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to high. The work environment may include chemicals used for cleaning, and have dust, mist, and stream generated in housekeeping tasks. This is a smoke-free workplace. Work requires spending approximately 75% or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee must provide documentation of a tuberculosis test during new-hire orientation and annually thereafter.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to stand on feet for moderate periods of time, standing could be as high as 60-80% per working shift per day. Must be able to sit for extended periods of time, at least 4 hours. A certain amount of walking and standing are often necessary to carry out job duties. Lifting/carrying may exceed 10 pounds. Additional work environment characteristics may include performing repetitive tasks/motion, and hearing alarms, telephone, and normal speaking voice. Stress is identified as a job hazard resulting from a hectic environment with frequent interruptions. The environment alone presents a certain amount of risk servicing psychiatric patients in acute and crisis needs. The position also requires: Reaching Extending the hands and arms in any direction. Handling Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with the hand or hands. Fingering Picking, pinching, and otherwise working with the fingers primarily. Feeling Perceiving such attributes of objects and materials as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of receptors in the skin, particularly those of the fingertips. Talking Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing Perceiving the nature of sounds by the ear. Seeing Obtaining impressions through the eyes of the shape, size, distance, motion, or other characteristics of objects. The major visual functions are: (a) acuity – far and near; (b) depth perception; (c) field of vision; (d) accommodation; (e) color vision.

Exposure Category:

Category II (tasks involve potential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues.)

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Education: Master’s in Social Work form an accredited school of social work
• License: Licensed through the State by the Regulatory Body that is vested to bestow licensure to Social Workers
• Experience: One year experience performing duties as a Social Worker in a Behavioral Health setting

Additional Requirement

• Effective verbal communication skills
• Effective organizational skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Analytical problem solving skills
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions; ability to follow verbal instructions
• Proficient knowledge of PC computers
• Basic understanding of DSM V diagnostic criteria
• Basic understanding of medical and psychiatric diagnoses and conditions

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND/OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

• Photo ID
• Social Security Card/Driver’s License
• Primary Source Verification of education
• Copy of clinical license
• CPR
• Behavioral Management Training

I have received a copy of this job description and criteria-based competency/performance evaluation and have read and understand the contents. I agree to perform these functions and understand that this description will be the formal basis for my performance evaluation. This understanding also applies to any subsequent attachments and to specific program and/or department goals. I further understand that no position description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job. For this reason, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job or reasonably required to be performed shall also be considered when evaluating my performance.

The employee must provide documentation of a tuberculosis test during new-hire orientation and annually thereafter.