SOCIAL WORK/COUNSELOR I - CMHHIP.

About the role

This position is open to current Colorado residents only. It is a full-time, Monday-Friday position at CMHHIP, providing comprehensive psychiatric and psycho-social evaluation and treatment under the supervision of an LCSW.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessments by interviewing, collaborating, analyzing, and assimilating social histories demonstrating the relationship among current behavior problems, environmental resources, and support systems.
• Generates clinical summaries and treatment recommendations that predictably affect treatment and continuity of care in the community.
• Coordinates discharge planning, evaluates patient needs, and explores and mobilizes community resources.
• Identifies and chooses appropriate community placements and treatment programs, and provides case management by making referrals to community agencies.
• Attends meetings with various agencies to ensure continued appropriate level services following discharge.
• Participates in the direction and formulation of treatment plans and reviews, collaborates with multidisciplinary treatment teams, and recommends and designs treatment interventions.
• Provides individual, family, and group therapy and system interventions utilizing social work theoretical frameworks and methods, considering ethnic, cultural, religious, and sexual diversity.
• Keeps updated to the state of the art theories for assessment and treatment of psychiatrically impaired patients, and as appropriate, for patients dually diagnosed with dementia, developmental disabilities, or substance-related disorders.
• Works with other team members to gather appropriate outcome data to assess the effectiveness of treatment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position OR a combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to four (4) years.
• A Master's degree in Social Work (MSW).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in casework methods, techniques, and their applications to work problems.
• Knowledge of principles of human growth and behavior, basic sociological and psychological treatment and therapy practices.
• Interviewing skills and techniques.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.

Conditions of Employment

• Full background check and reference check required.
• State of Colorado residency at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.
• Valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License or equivalent.
• Pass motor vehicle check.
• Pass out-of-state driver’s license requirement within 30 days of employment start date.
• Pass 2-step TB screening upon hire.
• Annual influenza vaccination.
• Successfully complete CMHIP New Employee Orientation core curriculum.
• Pass all modules of the CMHIP New Employee Orientation core curriculum to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments, and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics.
• Physical ability to complete hospital required physical intervention training, MANDT, and CPRL.
• Ability to see, hear, and work in environments with fluctuating noise and temperature, including working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings.
• Willingness and ability to travel.