ECRH-Psychiatric Social Worker

Clayton State University; Georgia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Sick leave

13 paid holidays

Tuition Assistance Program

Job summary

Augusta University seeks a Social Work professional to join the Medical College of Georgia as Chief of Social Work. This role is responsible for collecting information from clients and families, coordinating with staff on treatment plans, and representing clients to meet their needs.

The position supervises placement planning, ensures compliance with HIPAA and Joint Commission standards, and collaborates with hospital and community programs to improve outcomes. Background checks are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work with licensure eligibility and a minimum of two years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of diagnostic impressions or criteria and client advocacy systems. Ability to perform crisis intervention techniques and individual and group therapy techniques. Skilled in therapeutic models and interventions; ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Screens, develops, monitors, and coordinates client placement plans. Ensures that services and placement plans meet the client's needs and expectations.
• Directs the coordination of activities to minimize disruptions of the delivery of care or placement. Maintains client records and prepares reports and correspondence related to the work.
• Serves as key advisor to the Chief of Social Work and works to develop strategies and objectives with the care team.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures; liaison between clinical departments and community support programs.
• Establishes objectives and priorities for patients and the department; keeps knowledge up to date with trends and applies new knowledge.
• Creates a high performance environment through leadership and teamwork and contributes to risk assessment including HIPAA and Joint Commission considerations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief of Social Work.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Therapy Techniques

Confidentiality

Client Advocacy

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

CSWE-accredited program

Job description

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation¿s largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG¿s expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America¿s children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

Job Summary

The position will complete and oversee a variety of assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Social Work. This position will be responsible for collecting factual information from clients, families, and community agencies. This individual will coordinate with staff in the development, implementation and evaluation of individual treatment plan. This position will gather information in regards to the specific services available to each specific client and will communicate this to family and treatment team. This position will also be available to interview, assess, and represent clients in order to meet their specific needs. Screening, developing, monitoring, and coordinating placement plans will be a major responsibility of this position.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Screens, develops, monitors, and coordinates client placement plans. Ensures that services and placement plans meet the client's needs and expectations. Directs the coordination of activities in such a way as to minimize disruptions of the delivery of care or placement. Maintains client records and prepares reports and correspondence related to the work.

Serves as key advisor to the Chief of Social Work. Works with the Chief to develop strategies and objectives to accomplish the goals of the client as well as the facility. Participates as a member of the care team in order to coordinate and integrate with the community support programs.

Ensures compliance with policies and procedures pertaining to the care and placement of the client. Serves as liaison for clinical departments and between the hospital and community support programs.

Establishes appropriate objectives and priorities for patients and the department in support of overall hospital goals.

Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related seminars and conferences. Applies pertinent new knowledge to performance of other job responsibilities.

Creates and contributes to a high performance environment characterized by positive leadership and strong teamwork.

Contributes to risk assessment by considering cost, benefit, and impact of placement options. Understands and abides by regulatory policies and procedures such as those outlined by The Joint Commission and HIPAA.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief of Social Work.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education(CSWE) w/licensure eligibility and a minimum of two years of related work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge of diagnostic impressions or criteria and client advocacy systems. Ability to perform crisis intervention techniques and individual and group therapy technique. Skilled in a variety of therapeutic models and interventions as directly related to area of assignment. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (work outside of the normal business hours will likely be required of an employee in an exempt level position)

Pay Band: 11

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position

Recruitment Period: 7/10/26 - Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Other Information

This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.