Social Worker/Counselor-Acute Care Unit
*Must have an active Ohio license)
We are currently seeking a licensed social worker/counselor for our 16-bed in-patient unit. This is an on-site position, working with clients and families as part of in inter-disciplinary team for acute care clients.
You will:
- Work with clients and families to prepare for discharge
- Screen and complete diagnostic assessments in accordance with licensure requirements.
- Participate in individual, group, and family therapy. Psychotherapeutic techniques and modalities are appropriately matched for clinical needs.
- Develop treatment plans with patients by assessing their strengths and weaknesses, defining their mental health and substance abuse problems, and setting specific goals and objectives to be accomplished in the course of treatment.
- Provide crisis and open access services to individuals as needed.
- Continuously and accurately assesses each patient’s potential for harming self or another in order to take appropriate action to prevent serious incidents from occurring.
- Work with patient’s, families and social networks to accomplish the goals of treatment plan
- Consults with other community caregivers to strengthen and coordinate social intervention programming.
Qualified applicants should have the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred)
- LSW/LISW/LPC/LPCC/MFT in the State of Ohio
- 1 year of experience in mental or behavioral health preferred
- Have own transportation, valid OH driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and meet agency auto insurance requirements (School based therapists)
MHS provides CPR/First Aid and NVCI (CPI Blue) for all new staff, along with on-going education and on-the-job training opportunities.
All MHS candidates are required to have an Ohio BCI check (FBI check required if you have lived in Ohio for less than 5 years, or for working with children) and 5-panel drug screen.
