Clinical Social Worker Psychiatric Outpatient

Company: Research Medical Center
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: July 22, 2021

Job Description:

Description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Social Services Clinician you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Research Psychiatric Center, a facility that is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At RMC we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
• Paid Personal Leave
• 401k (100% annual match – 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)
• Identity Theft Protection discounts
• Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

We strive to provide the best possible care to our patients.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues?  Join the RPC family! We will provide you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are currently looking for an ambitious Social Services Clinician to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential here!

As a hospital Social Services Clinician, you will assist our patients in dealing with the effects of hospitalization. Patients and families are often under a lot of emotional pressure and financial stress due to illness or injury. Additionally, there are needs that need to be addressed after discharge such as home care or rehab services. You will help our patients and their families navigate the process of illness and injury, from hospitalization to recovery.

About this unit:

• Great team with the opportunity to serve a diverse population with a diverse set of needs
• You will be able to provide emotional support to our patients during their time of crisis
• Opportunity to train student interns from social work and counseling graduate programs

Responsibilities:

• Provides professional therapeutic services to behavioral health patients on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Research Psychiatric Center.
• Participates in the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care.
• Works collaboratively with members of the health care team, maintains a safe environment, and provides patient and family education.
• Social Services Clinicians are responsible for psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy, discharge planning/case management service, crisis intervention and liaison services with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.
• Demonstrates competency to provide age appropriate care to adolescent patients (12-18 years of age), adult patients (18 and older, including geriatric patients age 55 years+).

Qualifications

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited university
• Current Missouri and/or Kansas licensure (LMSW or PLPC) or under supervision of licensure for a LCSW/LSCSW or LMFT within 90 days of employment
• Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting. 
• Prefer experience with case management, discharge planning, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice.

For over 30 years Research Psychiatric Center has offered a complete range of acute inpatient, day treatment and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. In our 100-bed facility, we treat adolescents, adults and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness and substance abuse.

HCA Healthcare has been continually named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere since 2010. In 2018, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Social Services Clinician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are actively interviewing so apply today! 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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