Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Social Worker / Clinician – LMSW/LCSW or LPC/LPC-A

The Social Worker / Clinician provides direct clinical care to patients in the therapeutic process from admission to discharge, and provides individual, family, and group therapy, preparing discharge plans as indicated. The Social Worker / Clinician will interface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure patient-centered, evidence-based, high-quality care for patients.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Carries a clinical caseload, conducts family therapeutic meetings utilizing biological, psychological, and systemic perspectives in understanding patients and their families to develop treatment plans and interventions from those perspectives appropriate to the ages of patients served.
• Works cohesively with other team members and is a contributor to the team; actively communicating with the Director of Social Work and other Social Workers, as needed. Ensures care provided is appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Holds self-accountable to helping the patient and family achieve desired results, understanding and identifying professional strengths, limitations, and challenges.
• Actively participates in clinical rounds & social work staff meetings/trainings.
• Facilitates discharge planning and implementation.
• Conducts group therapy sessions with techniques appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Provides intern and/or staff supervision, as requested by the Director of Social Work or Director of Clinical Operations.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required.
• LMSW/LCSW/LPC or LPC-A required.
• Experience working with addiction and/or a psychiatric patient population required.
• Must have excellent organizational, interpersonal, and computer skills, and be able to flourish in a fast-paced environment.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or related field.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to move light objects weighing less than 20 pounds for short distances.
• Ability to sit at a desk and walk around for different periods of time.

Silver Hill Hospital (“SHH”) is fully committed to equal employment and advancement opportunities for all present employees as well as for applicants in all phases of the employment process (recruitment, hiring, assignment, conditions of employment, compensation, benefits, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination). Therefore, except in any cases of bona fide occupational qualification or need, SHH will act without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, past/present history of mental disorder, intellectual disability, physical or learning disability, genetic information or any other characteristics protected by applicable law, (unless it is shown by supervisory personnel that a disability prevents performance of the work involved or may result in undue hardship) in all aspects of the employment process and relationship. This policy is based on the understanding that an applicant can handle the job requirements. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

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