Healthcare, Mental Health, Clinical Social Worker

Owosso, United States | Posted on 09/27/2023

• Job Speciality Social Worker;
  Behavioral Health
• Country United States
• City Owosso

Sage Group Health Care  Staffing is seeking LCSW Social Worker with Behavioral Health for a 13-week travel / contract position in Owosso, MI. Accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Position Name: LCSW Social Worker / Behavioral Health Therapist

Specialty: Social Work, Behavioral Health

Start Date : ASAP

Employment Type: Full-time, Travel,Contract, Temporary

Contract Length: 13 weeks. Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate:

Range $2400 to $2600 Weekly Gross pay (Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Unit: Adult Behavioral Health

Shift: 8 Hours;
Days, 7.30a – 4.00p

Schedule: 40 hours / week guaranteed, 5 shifts per week, Mon-Fri, Every 2 nd or 3 rd weekend.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling orrelated behavioral health field from an accredited college or university.
  
  - Required
• License Requirements –LCSW or LMSW with Clinical Specialty for State of Michigan
  - Required
• 2 years of recent experience as Licensed Social Worker / Behavioral Health Therapist - Required
• 1 year of recent / current experience in an acute psychiatric facility or unit - Required (preferably Inpatient)
  - Required
• Direct experience in therapies,psychosocial assessments, counseling, interdisciplinary team collaboration for treatment planning and administration.
  
  - Required
• Must be Covid Vaccinated orprovide medical or religious exemption

Education, License and Certification Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or equivalent – Required
• Social Work License (LMSW or LCSWor LICSW) with Clinical Specialty for State of MI – Required
• BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross (Required)
• CPI Certified – Preferred

Job Description:

• The Social Worker is responsible for creating outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic comorbidity.
• Provides education and consultation regarding resources,collaborates to develop a discharge plan and facilitates and monitors its implementation.
• Assists patient/family adjust to and cope with illness, diagnosis,treatment options, and prognosis.
• Through advanced practice skills mobilizes resources to reduce risk, serves as a liaison between the hospital and the community.
• In addition, offers crisis interventions to patient/family. Strives for superior performance by consistently providing a product of service to leadership and staff that is recognized as ultimately contributing to the patient and family experience.
• Must be accessible, flexible, knowledgeable, and responsive.
• Perform all other job duties as assigned within scope of practice of units assigned.
• Work with the patient case load as assigned by the facility.