COUNSELOR SOCIAL WKR CLIN
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Stanley
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
Position Summary:Sign on bonus. Bilingual (English/Spanish)
required.
Provide, oversee, and/or administer a wide range of psychosocial
evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis
intervention, and/or case management services in a high-intensity
clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent
decision-making and program administration. Lead and train lower
level counselors/social workers, students, and/or interns engaged
in related therapeutic/patient care activities, as appropriate to
the individual position. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and
departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may
include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age
groups.Accountability:
- PATIENT CARE - Provide counseling, therapy, and/or
psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the
position
- PATIENT CARE - Prepare treatment plans, discharge plans, and
follow up care programs
- CONSULTATION - Consult with other therapists and related
professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the
performance of therapeutic and/or casework; refers clients to
appropriate service agencies as required
- INTERVENTION - Provide and/or arrange for therapeutic
interventions to include but not limited to emergency services and
crisis intervention for individuals with serious emotional or
behavioral disturbances
- REFERRAL - Refers clients to appropriate social service
agencies for financial assistance and other required services; may
visit patients and families in their homes to provide counseling
and outreach services
- DOCUMENTATION - Follow up to determine reliability of treatment
used; change method and degree of therapy when appropriate
- CONSULTATION - Consult with other legal and treatment agencies
and individuals in relation to patient/client records, rights, and
responsibilities
- CASE MANAGEMENT - Prepare related timely documentation for
civil commitment hearings or other legal proceedings
- ADMINISTRATION - Perform various administrative functions such
as monitoring expenditures and preparing reports and
correspondence; may participate in a variety of research projects
to develop service plans; may propose changes to program policies
and procedures
- TRAINING - Provide clinical supervision to lower level
therapists and/or graduate social work students/interns, as
appropriate, and/or consulting services to other patient care
professionals
- TRAINING - May provide formal teaching, consultation, and
in-service training to relevant professionals in immediate proper
handling of and/or referral of a variety of matters
- QUALITY - Promote and use best practices in treatment; may
include specialized training
- QUALITY - Meet published departmental expectations for client
access and productivity
- PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies,
procedures and protocols
- PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient
safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through
questioning of current policies and processes
- PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental
conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue
risk
- PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety
concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely
manner
- PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate
in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or
situations that they don't understand or may "not seem
right"
- DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development
through participation in educational programs, reading current
literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
Education Requirements:
- Master's Degree in related discipline
Experience Requirements:
- Documented experience in age appropriate environment
- 3 years directly related experience
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- One of the following:
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in State of New
Mexico
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in State of New
Mexico
- Marriage and Family Therapist License State of New Mexico
Experience Requirements - Preferred:
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Physical Demands Requirements:
- Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally,
and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible
amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition
exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand
requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require
walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting
most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg
controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace
entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even
though the weight of materials is negligible.
Testing Requirements:
- Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as
required
Working Conditions Requirements:
- May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
- Sig Hazard: Chemicals, bio hazardous materials requiring
extensive safety precautions and may require protective
equipment
Department: CPC Programs for ChildrenRequired
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , COUNSELOR SOCIAL WKR CLIN, Other , Stanley, New Mexico
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