Social Worker Clinical – Cherry Hospital (Evergreen)

Health & Human Services; Goldsboro (NC); Sur place; USD 53 000 - 92 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Sign-on bonus potential

Résumé du poste

Health & Human Services in Goldsboro, NC is seeking a Clinical Social Worker to serve on the interdisciplinary treatment team. The role requires independent clinical judgment to assess, plan and discharge patients using a holistic approach.

Responsibilities include individual and family therapies, coordination of discharge planning, and acting as a community liaison. Candidates must have a master's degree in social work and be licensed as an LCSW in North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of social work principles and psychosocial treatment methods.
• Experience providing individual therapy to clients.
• Strong oral and written communication with clients, families, and providers.
• Ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Responsabilités

• Perform psychosocial assessments, formulate treatment plans and discharge plans.
• Provide individual and family therapies for complex cases.
• Coordinate discharge planning with teams, patients and community services.
• Act as community liaison and participate in related legal aspects as needed.
• Maintain flexibility and quick decision-making within a team-based environment.

Formation

Master's degree in social work

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Description du poste

Agency Division Job Classification Title Social Worker Clinical (NS) Position Number Grade NC14

About Us

North Carolina State Government is one of the state’s largest employers, with over 76,000 employees all working toward a common goal: a safer and stronger North Carolina. We are a large organization comprised of various agencies, offices, and universities, each providing important public services. Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more. To learn more about the benefits of being a North Carolina state employee, visit the N.C. Office of State Human Resources' website. Permanent, temporary, and time-limited state government jobs can be found from the mountains to the coast. Find your next opportunity today!

Description of Work

The Clinical Social Worker serves as a core member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. As a clinical practitioner, the social worker independently exercises clinical judgment and uses theory to formulate a psychosocial assessment, treatment modality and discharge plan.

Treatment interventions include individual, and family therapies to identify deficits and remedies in complex cases such as suicide attempts, depression, abuse, mania, aggression, noncompliance, personality disorders, dual diagnosis, violence and substance abuse.

The social worker’s use of a holistic approach ensures patient and family input into planning and treatment.

The social worker coordinates and develops a discharge plan through an integrated approach with team, patient, system and community agencies.

The clinical social worker also serves as the community liaison for the unit, and may become involved in specific legal aspects of the patient’s care such as involuntary commitment hearings.

The unpredictable nature of psychiatric patients requires the clinical worker to exercise flexibility and quick decision-making skills in order to assess various situations and plan or intervene as needed.

In this role, work is performed with considerable independence, but also requires teamwork and collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) / Management Preferences

Salary Range: $52,592 - $92,036.00. A Sign-on bonus of $5,000.00 may be offered to the successful applicant of this posting, contingent on the 2025-2026 Budget Approval.

Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred: Requires knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices as it relates to the psychosocial model of treatment. Considerable knowledge of maladaptive behaviors, psychosocial problems, diagnosis, treatment and intervention techniques, including experience providing individual therapy.

Must possess good oral and written skills. Ability to work effectively with clients/families/guardians and with community providers and Managed Care Organizations in the eastern region of North Carolina and other service providers.

Must be able to work effectively with the interdisciplinary treatment team and other various departments and disciplines.

This Position Is Designated as Mandatory and Must Report or Stay Over During Adverse Weather Events.

About the Facility

Cherry Hospital is a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Cherry Hospital serves the 38 most eastern counties of North Carolina with a mission to serve those with the greatest need and the fewest resources.

We strive to create a healing environment in which every team member has opportunity to positively impact the lives of those around them and the individuals we serve.

Learn more about our facility at https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/state-operated-healthcare-facilities/facilities/state-psychiatric-hospitals.

In addition to a very competitive salary, this opportunity offers an excellent benefits package, loan repayment opportunities, employment stability and rewarding professional opportunities.

Supplemental Contact Information

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.

Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks.

Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses.

All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.

Minimum Education and Experience

Master’s degree from an appropriately accredited school of social work. Licensure is required from NC SW Certification and Licensure Board.

Necessary Special Qualification Requirements – One must fulfill all requirements for Licensure in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.

Trainee Appointment may be considered at a salary of $52,000 with a Master's Degree from an accredited school of social work and provisional licensure.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

State Application Resources / Frequently Asked Questions

Valuing Education and Experience

The State of North Carolina values the knowledge and experience of our jobseekers and current state employees. Approximately 91 percent of state job classifications allow experience to be substituted for education or do not require a post-secondary degree.

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