COUNSELOR SOCIAL WKR CLIN
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Department: Multi Systemic Therapy
FTE: 1.00
Full Time (30 - 40 hours per week)
Shift: Days
Sign On Bonus For New HireMST experience preferred. Bi-lingual
preferred. Eligible for independent licensure within six months of
hire given consideration.
Position Summary:
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.
Detailed responsibilities:
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
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops
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"
Qualifications
Education:
Essential:
Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
Related Discipline
Experience:
Essential:
3 years directly related experienceDocumented experience in age
appropriate environment
Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or
Navajo
Credentials:
Essential:
LPCC/CMHC or LCSW or LMFT in New Mexico
Physical Conditions:
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.
Working conditions:
Essential:
Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
Department: Behavioral and Mental Health
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , COUNSELOR SOCIAL WKR CLIN, Other , Albuquerque, New Mexico
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