Behavioral Health Social Worker LCSW

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201 Category Allied Health Job   Job Type Full-time Day Job

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, very occasional weekends; and one holiday.

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Department: MUPC Case Management

Facility: Missouri Psychiatric Center - 3 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Compensation:

• Base Pay Range: $28.52 - $46.52 per hour, based on experience
• Shift Differential: $1.75 per hour for weekends; $2 per hour for all hours worked

MU Health Care is looking for a compassionate and driven social worker to join our dynamic team in an inpatient psychiatric setting. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, empathetic professional with a passion for helping patients achieve stability and long-term success. You will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, using your expertise to provide therapeutic interventions and create personalized care and aftercare plans.

We seek someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is committed to providing excellent patient care, and values building strong relationships with patients, families, and community partners. If you are dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those struggling with mental health challenges, we want to hear from you!

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions.

We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

• Complete social service assessments of patients requiring inpatient psychiatric evaluations and care. Contact family members and community providers; collect collateral information to contribute to a comprehensive assessment and development of care plan.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge and skills to provide therapeutic interventions (individual, family, and group therapies) in order to support patients in the stabilization of acute psychiatric symptoms and modulation of maladaptive behaviors that will allow them to meet their treatment goals/objectives and move quickly to the next step on continuum of care.
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team (physicians, nursing, and occupational therapy, recreation therapy) to develop and implement patient treatment plans. Review of the treatment plan is daily during the treatment team meetings. Work with other departments to coordinate services. Serve as a resource to ensure appropriate utilization of services.
• Develop individualized aftercare plans for patients, which connect each patient with mental health and other community resources as needed. Maintain documentation that meets all hospital and regulatory standards for care. Maintain regular contact with patient's families, community supports, and outpatient providers with the consent of the patient.
• Gather data, compile information, and prepare reports. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Maintain knowledge and expertise in electronic software tools, Cerner, All Scripts/ECIN, etc. Participate in appropriate hospital committee activities.
• May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure by the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers board.

• Strong preference will be given to candidates who received licensed…