DIR - SOCIAL WORK SVCS
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Location: Washington, CA 95986
Description:
Responsibilities
Responsible for hospital-wide functions related to the development and maintenance of professional standards and policies for the entire Social Work department for services given to all patients (adolescent-adults). Ensures that clinical supervision is provided to all department staff. Internally, the incumbent will interface with hospital management, staff, and patients. Externally, the incumbent will interface with family members, the general public, licensing and accrediting agencies, schools of social work and healthcare treatment agencies.
Qualifications
Responsible for hospital-wide functions related to the development and maintenance of professional standards and policies for the entire Social Work department for services given to all patients (adolescent-adults). Ensures that clinical supervision is provided to all department staff. Internally, the incumbent will interface with hospital management, staff, and patients. Externally, the incumbent will interface with family members, the general public, licensing and accrediting agencies, schools of social work and healthcare treatment agencies.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in social work
- District of Columbia License LICSW (current) and must maintain as a condition of continued employment.
- Two to five years of experience in a mental health setting.
- Experience assessing and evaluating socio-psychological data to compile and complete assessments, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
- Experience using individual, family, group, and crisis intervention techniques for children, adolescents, adults, and family members.
- Previous psychiatric inpatient experience preferred.
- Previous clinical supervision experience preferred.