SOCIAL WORKER - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

About the Role

This position is open until filled, with a salary range of $80,652.00/YR - $102,428.00/YR. A valid, unrestricted, insurable driver's license is required, and applicants must submit resumes and references.

Responsibilities

• Provide mature professional judgment, utilize treatment modalities, exercise culturally sensitive therapy, case management, and crisis intervention to serve vulnerable patient populations with complicated health outcomes.
• Perform therapeutic skills in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients and their families presenting with a range of health-related, psychosocial, and environmental problems.
• Utilize community-based resources and integrated treatment plans to help patients and their families return to their highest level of health.
• Prepare and interpret patient clinical reviews and psychosocial histories for the interdisciplinary healthcare team and community social service agencies.
• Conduct initial assessments and evaluations to identify treatment needs and barriers to growth and development.
• Develop treatment plans specifying outcomes and collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team on psychosocial factors related to illness, hospitalization, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Prepare patient referrals and coordinate services with community-based agencies and professionals to improve health outcomes.
• Participate in community-based agencies, workgroups, or committees to address unmet healthcare needs and advocate for patients’ healthcare services.
• Make professional decisions and recommendations for patient treatment and discharge plans, including placement in skilled nursing facilities, group homes, long-term care, or returning home.
• Obtain data through chart reviews and collateral information to evaluate patients’ health-related, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Perform consultations and coordination with patients, families, community-based resources, and the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in discharge planning and inpatient rotation for patients across the lifespan on medical floors, including Multi-Service Unit (MSU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and Obstetrics (OB) Ward.
• Engage in program planning to improve the quality and comfort of care for frail and vulnerable patient populations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• One (1) year of direct work experience as a Medical Social Worker in a healthcare setting and/or community-based social services.
• Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Valid and unrestricted license in any U.S. State in one of the following areas:
  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Please email degree, transcripts, license, and certifications to vanessa.apachee@fdihb.org.

Preferences

In accordance with Navajo Nation law, Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy applies. Enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference, and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.