Clinical Social Worker — Crisis Intervention Lead

Jobtome; Peralta (NM); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 85 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Jobtome in New Mexico seeks a licensed clinical social worker or mental health professional to provide, oversee, and administer psychosocial evaluation, therapy, crisis intervention, and case management in a high-intensity clinical setting.

You will lead and train junior staff, ensure adherence to policies, and manage patient care from neonates to geriatrics, with emphasis on safety and collaboration across services.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology or related field.
• 3 years of directly related experience in age-appropriate settings.
• LPCC/CMHC or LCSW or LMFT license in New Mexico.
• Nonessential: bilingual in English and Spanish or indigenous languages.

Responsabilités

• PATIENT CARE - Provide counseling, therapy, and/or psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position
• PATIENT CARE - Prepare treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow up care programs
• CONSULTATION - Consult with other therapists and related professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework; refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required
• INTERVENTION - Provide and/or arrange for therapeutic interventions to include but not limited to emergency services and crisis intervention for individuals with serious emotional or behavioral disturbances
• REFERRAL - Refers clients to appropriate social service agencies for financial assistance and other required services; may visit patients and families in their homes to provide counseling and outreach services
• DOCUMENTATION - Follow up to determine reliability of treatment used; change method and degree of therapy when appropriate
• CONSULTATION - Consult with other legal and treatment agencies and individuals in relation to patient/client records, rights, and responsibilities
• CASE MANAGEMENT - Prepare related timely documentation for civil commitment hearings or other legal proceedings
• ADMINISTRATION - Perform various administrative functions such as monitoring expenditures and preparing reports and correspondence; may participate in a variety of research projects to develop service plans; may propose changes to program policies and procedures
• TRAINING - Provide clinical supervision to lower level therapists and/or graduate social work students/interns, as appropriate, and/or consulting services to other patient care professionals
• TRAINING - May provide formal teaching, consultation, and in-service training to relevant professionals in immediate proper handling of and/or referral of a variety of matters
• QUALITY - Promote and use best practices in treatment; may include specialized training
• QUALITY - Meet published departmental expectations for client access and productivity
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Connaissances

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Case management

Staff supervision

Documentation

Program administration

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Formation

Master's Degree

Education specialization: Related Discipline

Description du poste

Jobtome in New Mexico seeks a licensed clinical social worker or mental health professional to provide, oversee, and administer psychosocial evaluation, therapy, crisis intervention, and case management in a high-intensity clinical setting.

You will lead and train junior staff, ensure adherence to policies, and manage patient care from neonates to geriatrics, with emphasis on safety and collaboration across services.