Social Worker
Come grow with us! South County Mental Health Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit Joint Commission Accredited Behavioral Healthcare provider located in South East Palm Beach County, Florida. Situated in the nationally designated city of Delray Beach, the Center provides a broad spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care to clients and their families in surrounding communities. You can make a positive impact in the community on day 1!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Client Care

• Evaluate client and family needs and initiate Intake/Psychosocial within 3 working days of admission.
• Complete detailed client treatment plan within 1-3 days of a new admission.
• Attend and participate in multi-disciplinary treatment team daily.
• Attend weekly social worker’s meeting.
• Complete client referrals for housing and other needs. Link clients to outpatient programs as needed.
• Develop appropriate discharge plans and recommendations to link client with appropriate community resources and document same in coordination with

• assigned catchment area.
• Coordinate with Nursing, Medical and D/C staff on clients care and discharge plans.
• Transport clients when needed for discharge.

Record Keeping

• Maintain client records and document all contacts with the client, family or supports and all assessments and other clinical events in progress notes.
• Write discharge goals on treatment plan.

Training

• Attend and participate in staff development and in-service training.
• Assist the program supervisor with training of practicum students.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

BUSINESS/SUPERVISORY

• Knowledge and ability to interpret Baker Act, Confidentiality, Marchman Act, Client Rights and Abuse reporting requirements
• Advance organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge and ability to interpret Center policies and procedures
• Minimal supervision regarding use of time and able to prioritize work assignments
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Must abide by a code of ethical and practice standards

MEDICAL/MENTAL HEALTH

• Must possess good clinical skills to assess the needs of the clients
• Advanced substance abuse skills
• Advanced counseling skills
• Knowledge of DSM-IV and GAF
• Case Management skills

WRITTEN & VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS

• Speak and write in English to have the ability to communicate effectively with professionals, staff, clients and families
• Ability to work with others as part of a team
• Ability to complete all required paperwork accurately and legibly

FUNCTIONAL, SPECIALIZED & TECHNICAL

• Working knowledge of PC
• General typing skills

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• ADULT
  • Knowledge of medications/dosages
  • Assess changes in productive status (e.g. economical physical) as a result of illness
  • Assess and address life stage concerns of clients
• GERIATRIC
  • Medication dosages
  • Assess nutritional needs
  • Assess dependency needs
  • Monitor intake/elimination patterns
  • Assess audio/visual problems

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university.
  • Minimum one-year Social Work experience working with chronically mentally ill, dually diagnosed or emotionally disturbed adults
• PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW, LMSW, LCSW)
  • Two (2) years Social work experience working with chronically mentally ill, dually diagnosed or emotionally disturbed adults

BENEFITS
At SCMHC we offer full-time employees a full benefit package. Just to name a few great benefits, we have health, dental, and vision. Also, because we know how important our own mental health is, we offer paid time off, and we will help do our part to set you up for future with a great 401k+match. Couple that with a competitive salary our amazing caring team, you cannot go wrong.

Apply now.

Because of the work we do in the community, a full background check is required for all staff.

We are a drug free employer.

South County Mental Health Center, Inc is an EOE.

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