COUNSELOR SOCIAL WKR CLIN CERT

University of New Mexico - Hospitals; Placitas (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

University of New Mexico - Hospitals seeks a licensed mental health professional to provide psychosocial evaluation, counseling, and crisis intervention in a high‑intensity clinical setting. Leads and trains junior staff and students while ensuring adherence to department policies.

The role supports diverse age groups and requires NM licensure (LPCC/CMHC, LCSW, or LMFT) with evidence-based practice experience. Sign-on and relocation assistance may be offered.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree required in a related discipline.
• 3 years directly related experience in age-appropriate environment.
• LPCC/CMHC or LCSW or LMFT license in New Mexico; EBP cert in two EBP or evidence of cert within 150 days DOH.

Responsibilities

• Provide, oversee, and administer psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and case management.
• Lead and train lower level counselors/social workers, students, and interns.
• Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures.
• Develop treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow-up care programs.
• Provide clinical supervision to lower level therapists and/or graduate students.
• Perform administrative duties such as monitoring expenditures and preparing reports.
• Participate in research projects to develop service plans and propose policy changes.
• Identify and report environmental conditions and safety concerns.

Education

Master's Degree

Related Discipline

Job description

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: CPC Programs for Children

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary

Provide, oversee, and/or administer a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and/or case management services in a high-intensity clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making and program administration. Lead and train lower level counselors/social workers, students, and/or interns engaged in related therapeutic/patient care activities, as appropriate to the individual position. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities

• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT CARE - Provide counseling, therapy, and/or psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position
• 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
• 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
• 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 - 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
• 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
• 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"
• PATIENT CARE - Prepare treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow up care programs
• 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
• DOCUMENTATION - Follow up to determine reliability of treatment used; change method and degree of therapy when appropriate
• QUALITY - Promote and use best practices in treatment; may include specialized training
• QUALITY - Meet published departmental expectations for client access and productivity
• 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

Qualifications

Education

Essential:

• Master's Degree

Education specialization

Essential:

• Related Discipline

Experience

Essential:

• 3 years directly related experienceDocumented experience in age appropriate environment

Nonessential:

• Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Credentials

Essential:

• LPCC/CMHC or LCSW or LMFT in New Mexico
• EBP Cert in two EBP or evidence of cert w/in 150 days DOH

Physical Conditions

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Working conditions

Essential:

• Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
• May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Department: Behavioral and Mental Health