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Job Description

Responsibilities

Mayhill Hospital located in Denton, TX just north of Dallas and Fort Worth, is a -bed private psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and chemical dependency care for adults and seniors. We are one of the few facilities in the area that can provide care to those individuals with both coexisting psychiatric and medical conditions. We are uniquely trained to provide care to seniors who have exhausted their psychiatric days. It is our goal to provide compassionate care to those individuals living with mental illness so they can live their life to the fullest.

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In this position, you perform social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their bio-psychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients / families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.

Job Duties / Responsibilities :

• Communicate effectively with patients, families, health care team members and community providers regarding patient status and progress
• Comply with required standards for medical / legal reporting situations (i.e. child abuse, dependent adult abuse, psychiatric commitment
• Participate in, and effectively contribute to patient care conferences, treatment planning meetings and / or treatment planning sounds

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Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Education : Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field is required.

Experience : prefers a minimum of three (3) years experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; must have strong clinical assessment skills.

License : Must be state certified in social work or clinical related mental health field. LPC-Intern, LPC, LMSW, or LCSW license required.

Additional Requirements : CPR certification and training in appropriate use of Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training before on-unit orientation and prior to assisting in a restraining procedure. Must be able to pass a competency exam for the area upon hire. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.