SUMMARY:
The Social Worker/LPC/Marriage and Family Counselor will provide therapeutic treatment services in our Child & Adolescent programs. You will work closely with families and patients in individual and group settings. Additionally, you'll collaborate with the multi-disciplinary treatment team to develop the plan of care, including implementing goals and interventions. Successful candidates will advocate for and support our patients.
LICENSURE REQUIRED: LPC, LCPC, LSW, LCSW, LMFT, or ALMFT
- $2,000 THERAPIST SIGN-ON BONUS WITH 18 MONTH COMMITMENT
- $4,000 THERAPIST SIGN-ON BONUS WITH 24 MONTH COMMITMENT
SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday 8:30a-5:00pm
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Per program description, this job may include duties of cognitive behavioral therapies in addition to social services.
- Provide social services to patients and their families/significant others.
- Provide therapeutic treatment services to the individual, group, family and/or significant others.
- May provide individual treatment sessions with patients as indicated per the program and patient needs.
- Provide crisis intervention services as needed and assess for safety daily.
- Interact with patients, family members, significant others and referents with respect and dignity.
- Participate in psychoeducational support sessions with patient/family/significant others.
- Provide case management and therapeutic interventions to all assigned patients.
- Serve as patient advocate when a patient has a grievance, following the System policy and procedure.
- Adhere to materials provided to ensure clinical effectiveness and consistency. Manage patient/family expectations related to services provided. Initiate and maintain contact with referring providers, school, if applicable, and care team for patients.
- Implement goals and interventions as specific on the Care Plan, within the therapeutic component of the patient’s program.
- Ensure goals are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely).
- Ensure goals and interventions are patient specific and individualized according to patient diagnoses.
- Document progress according to the treatment plan.
- Suicide Risk Assessment and collaboration with treatment team according to identified guidelines
- Complete a safety plan (at Provider discretion for patients age 12 and under).
- Initial treatment goals and interventions on the Care Plan.
- Obtain necessary consent for release of records to access information that will assist in providing treatment or facilitating discharge, including coordination with referents and other mental health treatment providers.
- Complete ongoing treatment documentation, as required, according to program guidelines.
- Write clear, concise, collaborative, and obtainable treatment goals in the Treatment Plan.
- Document patient’s treatment status in medical record daily.
- Complete therapeutic documentation for group treatments including a description of the group and information about the patient’s engagement and participation. Update the Care Plan goals and interventions.
- Document contact notes for each conversation with outpatient provider, school, or parent.
- Summarize the patient’s progress and decision making from multidisciplinary team meetings in the master treatment plan each time the patient is officially staffed.
- For Inpatient and Residential only: Assist with coordinator of treatment director’s hold as needed and according to program policy and guidelines
- Complete discharge documentation as required and on time.
- Document the initial discharge plan in the medical record.
- Document discharge summary. Identify patient’s presenting problem, progress, current status and treatment recommendations.
- Contact outpatient provider(s), school and other stakeholders to discuss aftercare to ensure proper handoff.
- Report and document suspected cases of physical, sexual abuse and/or neglect according to the law in the state of employment and according to System policy and procedure.
- Implement understanding of the System policies and procedures.
- Implement understanding of the Mandatory Reporting in the state of employment.
- Provide leadership and guidance in the implementation of clinical interventions.
- Evaluate the outcome of interdisciplinary interventions and modify the Care Plan accordingly.
- Assist with the development and evaluation of treatment needs.
- Participate and/or facilitate interdisciplinary staffing for treatment planning, updating and progress review.
ROGERS OPERATING SYSTEM (ROS).
- Gain understanding of the ROS and MDI process.
- Participate in the ROS program on an ongoing basis.
- Create and apply ROS projects that lead to improvement.
- Apply the ROS model to your department’s activities.
- Demonstrate measurable goals and achievement.
- Participate in daily huddles with team(s) assigned.
DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF JOINT COMMISSION, STATE, AND OTHER REGULATORY AGENCY COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS.
- Be knowledgeable in the application of standards relevant to outpatient behavioral health program.
- Increase knowledge and awareness of regulations and involve self in educating others.
PROVIDE FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE FACILITY.
- Intervene appropriately to maintain patient safety.
- Communicate any patient safety concerns to the treatment team and document accordingly.
- Ensure patients are always in appropriate areas.
- Report any safety hazards promptly to the Director of Operations and/or Operations Manager.
- Document safety incidents via the incident reporting portal.
- Adhere to all System guidelines for safety.
- Follow emergency protocols.
EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, or related field, from an accredited school of Social Work Professional Counseling, or Family Therapy with experience in health care and in a psychiatric setting, preferred.
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or equivalent in state practicing.
- Working knowledge of therapeutic intervention and techniques for all age groups, as well as the dynamics of human growth and behavior.
- Per program description, this job may include duties of cognitive behavioral therapies in addition to social services.
- American Red Cross Professional Rescue is required within thirty (30) days of date of hire. Bi-annual re-certification is required.
- Formal training in the management of the aggressive patient (NCI) is required within sixty (60) days of date of hire. Annual re-certification is required.
- Attend all mandatory in-services and other in-services relevant to the position. Be responsible for all educational requirements and related obligations pertaining to the license of the program/unit license regulatory requirements governing the program(s).
- Employees at Child/Adolescent Day Treatment programs, licensed under HFS §40, are required to have one year of experience working in a clinical setting serving children with mental health disorders.
- Employees at Addiction Service programs, licensed under DHS §75, are required to have additional substance abuse credentials (SAC-IT, SAC, CSAC, or substance abuse specialty authorization on social work, professional counselor or marriage family therapist licensing.
BENEFITS:
- Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for positions of 30 hours or more per week.
- Childcare reimbursement offered for positions of 20 hours or more per week.
- Gainshare bonus based on company goals.
- 401k with matching contribution that is fully vested from day 1.
- Loan relief, tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
ABOUT ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Rogers Behavioral Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit provider of highly specialized psychiatric care. Rogers offers evidence-based treatment for children, teens, and adults with OCD and anxiety, addiction, depression, and other mood disorders, eating disorders, trauma, and PTSD. Backed by more than a century of experience, Rogers is leading the way on measurement-based care and use of clinical outcomes.
Rogers provides residential care and has three inpatient facilities located in southeastern Wisconsin. Rogers also offers outpatient services in a growing network of communities across the U.S.
The System also includes Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation, which supports patient care, programs, and research; and Rogers in Health, an initiative that works to eliminate the stigma of mental health challenges. For more information, visit rogersbh.org.
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