CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 2

About the role

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) is recruiting for Clinical Social Worker 2 at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the delivery of professional services
• Responsibility for staff coverage, space and equipment needs
• Budget development and monitoring
• Development and monitoring of policies and procedures
• Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, program guidelines, and agency policy
• Treatment planning and implementation
• Attendance at treatment team meetings, case conferences, or client sessions
• Reporting direct observations regarding client progress and recommending changes in the treatment plan
• Evaluation of necessary daily living skills and educational and vocational service needs
• Development and coordination of treatment plans and implementation of interventions to achieve treatment goals
• Individual, family, and group therapy or intervention sessions
• Development and implementation of discharge and aftercare plans
• Advocacy through interactions with external agencies and organizations
• Case management services
• Development and inspection of housing arrangements
• Contacting family members, friends, employers, other hospitals or treatment programs, and social service agencies
• Psychosocial evaluations and hospital casework
• Program consultation, discharge planning, and arranging for home health aftercare

Requirements

• Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers

Qualifications

Working knowledge of: theories and principles of counseling and psychotherapy; symptoms, characteristics and treatment of mental illness, intellectual disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders; developmental delays and family functioning; crisis intervention techniques; case management practices and procedures; individual, marital, group and family intervention techniques; family systems approaches to treating individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and development delays; treatment team dynamics; psycho-diagnostic techniques; laws governing abuse and neglect of clients/inmates; ethical standards of care and treatment; oral communication skills sufficient to confer with colleagues, clients/inmates and others; pre-vocational training and supported employment procedures.

Skills

• Assessment, development, and implementation of treatment plans and goals
• Writing comprehensive evaluations, reports, and recommendations

Benefits

Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP).

Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.

Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.

Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.

Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).

Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.

No Nevada state income tax.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.

Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.

Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit.

For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).

State Holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
• Washington’s Birthday
• Memorial Day
• Nevada Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.