PSYCHIATRIC CASEWORKER 2

State-of-Nevad; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Division of Child and Family Services in Sparks, Nevada seeks a Psychiatric Caseworker II to monitor treatment and progress of youth with complex behavioral and mental health needs in a residential setting. The role emphasizes family-driven planning, discharge services, and intensive case management.

You will work with youth aged 12–17, coordinate community services, and participate in treatment team meetings while maintaining regulatory compliance and quality assurance records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or closely related human services field and two years of experience in a mental health or intellectual disabilities setting.
• One year of experience as a Psychiatric Caseworker I in Nevada State Service; OR equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Interview clients for psychosocial rehabilitation program placement; determine needs and assign to appropriate groups/classes; prepare written evaluation and service/care coordination plan.
• Develop treatment plans and service/care coordination plans by attending multidisciplinary team meetings; coordinate services among team and client supports.
• Provide ongoing individual and family management and education on daily living, coping skills, and employment; inform families about rights and treatment.
• Develop and implement discharge plans; prepare documentation; schedule appointments; obtain information from clinicians; make referrals.
• Write housing contracts, monitor supported housing, and ensure quality of care under contract terms.
• Monitor follow-up services such as medication clinics, day programs, outpatient appointments, and housing; assist with transportation and court appearances.
• Develop resources to meet client needs; implement programs to build daily living skills; support budgeting, transportation, and reminders for medications.
• Conduct classes and provide skill training; evaluate progress using objective measures; maintain documentation and progress notes.
• Adhere to standards for documentation and policies; participate in meetings and training; may provide in-service training on de-escalation and wraparound services.
• Provide crisis intervention to manage hostile or at-risk client situations and coordinate protective actions.
• Supervise lower-level staff and interns as assigned.

Skills

Case management

Crisis intervention

Family counseling

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work or psychology

Job description

The Division of Child and Family Services is hiring for the position of Psychiatric Caseworker 2. Psychiatric Caseworker 2’s monitor the treatment and progress of youth with behavioral and mental health issues, performs case management activities, and coordinates discharge/aftercare services, for youth and families. This position will work directly with youth and families in a residential treatment facility. The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a Psychiatric Caseworker II with the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF North) in Sparks NV. This is a full-time position that includes a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours in a week. PRTF North is a psychiatric residential treatment facility that serves youth ages 12 through 17 with serious emotional disturbances who have complex needs across multiple domains. This position will perform billing, case management, intake, and discharge services. Incumbents will lead youth through individual and group activities. This position will work with parents and provide parent training, parent coaching, and intensive case management services. This position will coordinate and obtain community services for clients, develop, and revise individual and program behavior modification techniques, and provide crisis intervention. Incumbents will actively participate in committee meetings, treatment team meetings, and child and family team meetings. There is an emphasis on utilizing a person-centered approach and being family driven when creating plans and working with youth and families. This position will also perform quality assurance pieces, which require knowledge in policies and procedures, laws, and licensing regulations. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Psychiatric Caseworkers perform casework duties; monitor the progress of clients in treatment; assess and reassess the clients’ level of functioning by interviewing clients, family members, and other community contacts; evaluate clients’ needs and resources to determine the level of assistance needed; and refer clients to appropriate services according to the service/care coordination plan in order to meet clients’ emotional, behavioral, social, financial, health, vocational, transportation, and basic living needs.Incumbents in this series often work in a team to provide service coordination, make referrals to other service providers and community resources, and discuss mental and emotional conditions, illnesses and disorders, family issues, and developmental delays.Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, or closely related human services field and two years of experience in a mental health or intellectual disabilities setting, one year of which must have included professional casework experience providing psychosocial rehabilitation services for a caseload consisting predominantly of individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities; OR one year of experience as a Psychiatric Caseworker I in Nevada State Service; OR an equivalent combination of education at or above the Bachelor's degree and experience as described above. Interview clients for psychosocial rehabilitation program placement; determine needs in terms of training and assign to appropriate groups/classes; prepare written evaluation of client and a service/care coordination plan for each service; enter progress notes; and advise clients of their service-related rights and responsibilities.

Develop treatment plans and participate in the development of service/care coordination plans by attending multidisciplinary team meetings in which client goals are determined and appropriate strategies and plans are developed and modified as necessary; integrate and analyze information from all available sources and systems; coordinate and integrate services among members of multidisciplinary teams and client support systems; monitor treatment plans and evaluate effectiveness; document quality of care and ensure information is available to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Provide on-going individual and family management and education regarding issues of daily living, coping skills and employment; provide information to clients’ family members or other caretakers regarding clients’ rights and actions necessary to obtain optimal benefits of active treatment; assist clients, family members, and care providers in understanding the nature and treatment of clients’ illness or condition.

Develop and implement discharge plans; prepare required documentation; schedule appointments such as in the medication clinic; obtain information from clinical professionals concerning clients; make referrals to appropriate clinician; refer to community resources and make housing referrals.

Write client housing contracts according to established procedures; monitor supported housing arrangements; monitor delivery of services and quality of care to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract.

Monitor follow-up services specified in the treatment plan including attendance at medication clinics, day treatment programs, outpatient appointments, vocational/rehabilitation services and housing arrangements to reduce the incidence of readmission; arrange and provide transportation for clients to various appointments and community assistance services issuing bus tokens or using State vehicles as necessary; assist clients with court appearances.

Locate, coordinate, and develop resources to meet clients’ needs; develop, implement, and monitor programs to assist clients in developing daily living skills such as preparing a budget, obtaining public transportation attending self-help groups, shopping for food and clothing, and developing reminders to take medication at prescribed times.

Conduct classes and provide individual skill training for clients; compile or develop relevant materials and curriculum; evaluate client’s baseline status and progress using objective assessment measurements.

Adhere to all regulatory standards for documentation, charts, and progress notes; document client contacts and progress in case records; write required reports at established intervals; complete billing forms and other documentation according to established policy and procedure.

Attend staff, committee, task force and other scheduled meetings to discuss and provide input concerning critical client issues and problems; attend and participate in in-service training, workshops, seminars, and continuing education programs to enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities related to job performance; may provide in-service training to other staff related to de-escalation, management of aggressive behaviors, wraparound case management delivery model, and other topics.

Provide crisis intervention to include appropriate behavioral and environmental controls for clients who may be hostile, combative, aggressive, or assaultive; follow established protocols and policy to protect clients, staff, family, and others potentially at risk due to client behavior or family dynamics; engage in client restraint if needed.

Supervise and evaluate the performance of lower-level professional, technical, and paraprofessional staff, university students, and interns as assigned.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of service coordination duties described in the series concept. This is the journey level in the series.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:

crisis intervention techniques; documenting client progress; assessing client needs and resources available; case management practices and procedures; laws governing abuse and neglect of clients; treatment planning and implementation; educating clients and their families on issues of daily living, coping skills and employment.

General knowledge of:

psychotropic medications and common side effects; behavior modification techniques to include contingency management and cognitive behavior interventions.

Ability to:

make appropriate referrals to community resources and health care providers; develop contracts for services and monitor services provided; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with clients, staff, community resource providers, community agency staff and the public; monitor follow up services according to the service/care coordination plan.