Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Pulse Healthcare Services is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to provide patient centered services within the scope of psycho-education, patient scheduling, discharge/transition planning, facilitating family/advocate involvement, facilitating involvement of other providers, monitoring for safety, and providing support.

Duties Include but are not limited to the following:

-Meets with patients and their families for psychosocial needs assessment and examines social support, appropriate community resources and coping mechanisms. -Documents all communication accurately and appropriately. -Provides psychological support to patients and families. Provides support to clinic patients and their families during hospitalizations. -Provides follow-up counseling on an ongoing basis. -Acts as a patient/family advocate in negotiating the health care system. -Develops and maintains support groups to enhance the quality of care to patients and their families. -Provides information to patients and families regarding resources both in local communities and those geographically distant i.e. those patients contemplating procedures in other cities -Facilitates team support of identified patients and clinic staff regarding skills and knowledge specific to the role of a mental health worker in a medical practice. -Develops and maintains working relationships with community agencies, health care organizations, and other providers to promote a broad base of support for patients and families. -Coordinates support groups with local agencies and health care providers to prevent duplication of services and to better address the needs of the patient population - Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific differences in the patient population that include late adolescence, adulthood, middle age, and the elderly. This includes physiological, psychological, and developmental differences unique to each group - Participates in quality improvement activities - May oversee the activities of staff providing coordination of Social Services

Requirements:
A Master’s degree in social work
Licensed in the state of Missouri as a Clinical Social Worker
Two years post Master’s Degree in counseling field
Have prior experience facilitating individual and group therapy sessions.
Ability to work in collaboration within a treatment team
Ability to establish a strong therapeutic working relationship with clients
Have strong case conceptualization skills and ability to understand treatment planning is required
Knowledge of alcohol related problems and drug dependencies and their impact upon the client and family and of the social factors involved.
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of rehabilitation counseling, residential treatment, and their application to the area of alcohol and drug abuse.
Knowledge of the modalities of treatment for alcohol and drug abusers, including group and individual therapy.

Skills:
Advanced knowledge of therapy theories and the ability to implement them effectively
Word Processing Skills
Case management skills
Ability to relate well to clients, co-workers, and referral sources
Knowledge regarding supervision of others
Ability to document all work and complete paperwork in an accurate and timely manner in an Electronic Health Record system.
Strong organization skills and ability to multi task on a daily basis, including managing a full caseload and ability to prioritize tasks

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.