Licensed Clinical Social Worker; LCSW - Inpatient

Position: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Inpatient
Location: New Orleans

Come be a part of one of the largest and most established behavioral health programs in Louisiana!

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Salary: $25 - $34 per hour

A bit about us:

We offer inpatient psychiatric care for adults and seniors with acute mental health needs. Our inpatient programs are designed to provide short-term, acute care treatment for adults and seniors suffering from depression and other mood related disorders, psychosis, suicidal preoccupation, and any other mental health symptoms that present a major decline in functioning.

We have 4 inpatient hospitals located throughout Louisiana and each facility is staffed with a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Treatment Provided at our Inpatient Hospitals:

• Stabilization of acute crisis conditions
• Comprehensive and multidisciplinary evaluation
• Medication management for behavioral health and physical needs

Our Hospital-Intensive Outpatient Program is a premier full-service mental health program. Our highly trained, caring therapy staff provides comprehensive and confidential treatment to adults and seniors suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar, psychosis, changes in behaviors or other declines in functioning due to a mental health condition. The IOP can also assist with adults and seniors that have a substance use issue which may be caused by their mental health condition.

Our Hospital-Intensive Outpatient Programs have 7 different locations throughout Louisiana that offer treatment to adults ages 18 and older.

Treatment Provided at our Intensive Outpatient Programs:

• Confidential pre-admission assessment
• Medication Management
• Complete psychiatric assessment
• Development of coping skills
• Individual and family counseling
• Psychotherapy group sessions
• Transportation assistance available

Why join us?

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)

Job Details

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in providing for and managing the social service needs of the mentally ill to include by not limited to:

- family, group and individual psychotherapy with adults and/or geriatric patients
- discharge planning and case management of inpatient psychiatric patients

• Must be licensed and/or certified to perform psychotherapy and/or counseling within the State of operation. Must maintain current professional licensure and demonstrates proof to Human Resources annually.
• Certification in Basic Life Support required.
• Certification in non-violent crisis intervention.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Support and implement the Mission, Vision, and Core Values of Beacon Behavioral Health.
2. Uphold and embody Beacon’s 5 Commandments for Exceptional Customer Service.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Responsible for providing for the social service needs of patients age 18 and older who are suffering from mental illness.
• Provides clinical individual, group and family therapy as ordered by the physician.
• Assesses and reassesses social and emotional factors in order to help the patient and family cope with problems in daily living to help them follow medical recommendations to maximize the client’s health condition.
• Counsels and communicates to patients/families/primary caregivers issues concerning the facilitation of the medical plan of treatment and discharge plan.
• Recognizes and utilizes community and family resources to assist the client in long-term plans for life in the community or to learn to live with the patient’s disability.
• Develop the patient’s plan of care within required time frames and with coordination of the other members of the multidisciplinary clinical team (nursing, physician, other therapists, patient, and the family) which addresses the psychosocial difficulties that may interfere with the health and wellness continuum.
• Begins the discharge planning process with each patient upon admission.
• Develops discharge plan in conjunction with multidisciplinary clinical team, patient and family/caregiver.
• Organizes and maintains a wide-range resource data set for the hospital to assist with proper discharge planning for patients.
• Provides resource information to other hospital personnel as needed.
• De…