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San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital · 2 months ago

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

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is committed to providing quality healthcare services. The Director of Social Work Services is responsible for developing, planning, coordinating, and administering social services, ensuring they meet patient care standards and advising medical staff on related matters.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Texas Licensed LCSWLMSWLPCCase managementCrisis interventionInpatient setting experiencePsychosocial assessmentsCustomer service skillsEmpathyTeaching skillsTime management

Required

Master's degree in social work or equivalent in a recognized mental health field

Texas Licensed LCSW, LMSW, or LPC required

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 principles of abnormal psychology as specifically applied to adults

Familiarity with follow-up resource service available

Skills in conducting marital and family group therapy

Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations and foot traffic

Must be able to consistently meet deadlines

Must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs

Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions

High school level reading and writing skills

Acceptable oral and written communication skills along with legible handwriting

Customer service skills in face to face interactions with dealing courteously with patients, the public, and other staff within the organization

Use of appropriate social skills, including demonstration and respect for patients and staff; empathy toward patients; skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living helpful

Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time

Skill to independently interpret reference materials to comply with law, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, etc

Ability to apply time management practices to prioritize, schedule and complete work effectively to comply with mandated policies and deadlines

Ability to work on multiple tasks or parts of tasks simultaneously to ensure timely completion of work activities

Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, and/or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips

Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly

Hearing to perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 dB loss @ Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information orally and make fine discriminations in sound

Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers

Individual must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and to be able to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects

Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks, as well as inspect and analyze

Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions such as noise, conversation and foot traffic; ability to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another