Mental Health Social Worker​/Therapist

Memorial Medical Center
800 W 9th St
Jasper, IN 47546, USA

We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional health care partner in our community.

We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Flexible schedules for work-life balance
• Paid time off accrues on day one for part- and full-time employees
• Get up to 50% of earned wages with Payactiv - access to the money you worked for, but haven't been paid yet
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses

Will assess the mental health need of patients, utilizing crisis intervention methods to determine current level of care.

• Provides behavioral health services, daily and on call, for Emergency Department patients and Hospital inpatients per physician order.
• Manages Behavioral Health Help Line phone calls. Provides assessments of patients referred by their primary care physician on an urgent basis to Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center.
• Assists patients in completing forms as needed. Facilitates referrals to other facilities as needed. Communicates on behalf of the patient with family members or significant other in emergency situations. Communicates with physicians, Hospital personnel, County Judges, and law enforcement authorities as needed.
• Provides continuity of care for clients needing psychiatric assessments and services in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Duties include performing a psychosocial assessment on each client and the participation in the development of each client’s treatment plan.
• Participates in staffing of selected patients. Covers shifts of on-call service and completes Emergency Department assessments. Demonstrates knowledge of developmental needs of the patient population. (Patient population is defined in each department’s Scope of Practice.)
• Provides back-up social work duties on Behavioral Unit as needed.
• Completes Regulatory Reporting Measures and manual tracking duties as assigned

• Master’s degree in human services field is required (Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Mental Health Counseling).
• Experience is assessing and working with psychiatric and substance abuse patients 1-2 years preferred.
• Experience in Social Work 2-4 years' experience preferred.

• License from Indiana Professional Licensing Agency or have education plan for obtaining Licensure, as approved by the Director of Behavioral Health Services.
• Maintains continuing education requirements according to the appropriate Licensure Board.

Eligible for evening/night, weekend shift incentive based on company policies and applicable job codes. Additional details will be provided during the interview process.

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