Social Worker 4

About This Job

NORTHEAST DELTA HUMAN SERVICES AUTHORITY
Mission: Serve as a catalyst for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive disorders to help them realize their full human potential by offering quality, excellent care with greater accessibility.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Works with a treatment team to provide quality care and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health (mental health and substance use) treatment.
• Utilizes available community resources and/or referrals to a care manager and provides psychiatric assistance to consumers who have a behavioral health diagnosis.
• Provides ongoing therapy, including crisis intervention, to individuals and families in one-on-one and/or group treatment.
• Plans, prioritizes, and manages clinical treatment services for complex behavioral health cases.
• Completes initial biopsychosocial assessments, annual reassessments, ASIs, and all assigned screening tools in accordance with NEDHSA policy.
• Develops and implements treatment plans for consumers receiving services related to a behavioral health diagnosis, in accordance with LDH guidelines.
• Attends in-service trainings for staff, completes required trainings promptly, and assists with the collection of data for the TOMS and QOC surveys, as assigned.

Position-Specific Details

• Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Demotion, Lateral Transfer, or Detail to Special Duty
• Location: Ruston Integrated Care Clinic
• Compensation: NEDHSA is a designated approved National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site. Clinicians who work at NHSC-approved sites are eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program to pay off student loans. 2-year Full-Time Clinical Practice: NHSC will pay up to $50,000* for an initial 2 years of full-time clinical practice to clinicians. (Full-time clinical practice is defined as no less than 40 hours per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year.)

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Ms. Janesia Raybon, MPA
Human Resources Director
A Northeast Delta Human Services Authority
2513 Ferrand Street
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone: 318-362-4237