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Clinical Social Worker

Geneva
place San Antonio, 78201
work_outline
Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
ECT
Families
Individuals
Military Personnel & Families
Veterans

About Job

About the PositionThe Clinical Social Worker will devise workable treatment programs which may include individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, referral for in-patient treatment, and provide direct treatment using a wide variety of social casework techniques for the resolution of personal, social
or environmental difficulties.About the ProjectWill support the SEMPER project.Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in Social Work or related field required
  • Independent Clinical Social Work license or Professional Counselor license (to include Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) from recognized state with regulatory authority required
  • 3-5 years’ experience in social work preferred
  • 3-5 years’ non-profit, research, or healthcare experience desired
  • 1-3 years’ experience in staff or project management
  • Demonstrate competence in oral and written communication
  • Must be organized, attentive to detail, and possess a positive, friendly and professional demeanor
  • Must be flexible with changing priorities and able to communicate in a diplomatic and professional manner
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment in fast-paced, high-pressured environment with strict deadlines and to manage multiple projects
  • Computer skills including at least intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software
Responsibilities
  • Provides behavioral health (BH) screenings, assessment, and direct care, specialty referral and longitudinal BH care management
  • Provides thorough assessment of clients, issues, and situations to design and develop a comprehensive treatment plan for the resolution of complex social, economic and psychosocial problems
  • Conducts psychosocial evaluations and provides therapeutic interventions including crisis counseling to individuals, groups and families as needed to facilitate case management and optimize care
  • Evaluates the impact of diagnosis or lack of diagnosis with unexplained chronic symptoms on individual and family system as well as assess patient's functioning within work, family and on a daily basis and identify areas needing continued support and resources in order to assist patient in treatment
  • Provides services to high-risk populations including service members pending medical discharge due to physical and or behavioral health illnesses
  • Develops, implements, and maintains in partnership with clients and other health care providers and community resources as applicable, an optimum, comprehensive care plan
  • Coordinates services for those clients who move out of region to ensure continuity of care
  • Advocate for clients as needed, and assist with negotiating systems to acquire resources and services, including assisting with paperwork completion, while consistently demonstrating a caring attitude that exceeds the client's expectations for services
  • Educates clients, their families, commanders and health care staff on community resources including information and referral for financial, housing, educational, employment and childcare resources as required by client's needs assessment
  • Performs various administrative duties in support of the services provided, e.g. conducting seminars and training programs for out-patient, and community clientele
  • Attends and participates in patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and any other appropriate professional activities
  • Serves as trainer/mentor to lower graded social workers or students and other behavioral/psychological specialists trainees, providing advice and guidance on less complex cases or cases of limited scope
  • Performs on-call behavioral health services and provides crisis intervention when appropriate
  • Reviews and evaluates professional records to ensure compliance IAW hospital and Departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Cognizant of and are to all applicable regulations and guidelines
  • Performs development duties that assist current programs managed or developed to help ensure work efforts are successful
  • May serve as subject matter expert to the research team and provide guidance on the preparation of technical progress reportsProfessional Responsibilities
  • Maintain and promote The Geneva Foundation’s core values of Integrity, Superior Customer Service, Quality, Teamwork, Innovation, and Respect for All
  • Possess a working knowledge of The Geneva Foundation’s Employee Handbook, User’s Guide, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as applicable
  • Remain accessible and accountable at all times during work hours and collect messages at least twice daily
  • Return telephone messages within one business day of receipt; return email messages in a timely manner as appropriate
  • Comply with the dress code of The Geneva Foundation and assigned duty station
  • Promote positive, professional relationships with co-workers at The Geneva FoundationWork Qualifications, Working Conditions, and Travel
  • Physically able to move freely or be stationary for prolonged periods of time
  • Must possess a valid state driver’s license and access to reliable transportation
  • Must be willing to travel for business as required
  • May be required to work in confined spaces and may need to share office space with others

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Families
Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Military Personnel & Families
Veterans
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Aviation/Transportation
Racial Justice Allied
School

Settings

In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Private Practice
Schools
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home
Military