Director of Social Work Services (LCSW, LMSW, or LPC)

Job Summary

The Director of Social Services is responsible for developing, planning, coordinating and administering social services. This includes ensuring social services maintain the standards of patient care and advise medical staff in matters related to social services by performing the essential duties personally or through subordinate staff.

Essential Duties :

• Oversees the provision of social services to patients requesting or requiring such services.
• Coordinates social services programs with other organizational programs in cooperation with the interdisciplinary teams involved.
• Provide day to day supervision to clinical team to verify the duties, functions and responsibilities of the Social Services Department related to regulatory standards.
• Create schedule for all float staff in Social Services.
• Assist in retro and current chart audits.
• Participate in the interviewing process.
• Manage the hiring process and supervision of all interns in Social Services Department.
• Assist with PI projects as requested.
• Assist with on-Boarding and training of all new hires.
• Maintain 50% caseload on the unit.
• Serves as a resource and referral source for patients, physicians, staff and general community.
• Provides in-service training for social service staff and other employees as needed.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient, their family members and out-patient team.
• Participates in the formulation of patient’s treatment plans, including the establishment of treatment and goals and objectives.
• Monitors and documents patients progress in achieving treatment goals and objectives in group notes, as well as through individual and family sessions.
• Report’s incidents of abuse.
• Develops and coordinates an individualized discharge plan for the patient by utilizing treatment team and written chart information to determine the patient's aftercare needs.
• Attends regular treatment team meetings to provide social work perspectives to total case management of the patient by discussing progress notes charts and communicating any state or local agency legal requirement for case management with the interdisciplinary team.
• Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Requirements

Education and / or Licensure – Master’s degree in social work or equivalent in a recognized mental health field. Texas Licensed LCSW, LMSW, or LPC required.

Experience – Experience in inpatient setting preferred; skills in case management, time management, and crisis intervention common to acute psychotic as well as to non-violent crises intervention practice. Knowledge of acute psychological disorders; advanced principals of abnormal psychology as specifically applied to adults; familiarity with follow-up resource service available; skills in conducting marital and family group therapy.

Additional Requirements – None

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Physical Requirements / Environmental Conditions

Perform the following with or without reasonable accommodations :

Benefits