Licensed Masters Social Worker; LMSW

Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)

Advantage Health Centers is seeking an LMSW to provide therapy and intervention services to patients with behavioral health diagnoses in collaboration with the Psychiatrist Behavioral Health Team.

Salary:
Open Salary;

Schedule:

Open Schedule.

• Provides individual and/or group therapy and social casework for patients and their families.
• Provides short‑term crisis intervention therapy.
• Provides long‑term treatment planning.
• Group facilitator.
• Collaborates with a multi‑disciplinary team to provide comprehensive treatment.
• Provides social work treatment in accordance with the patient's treatment plan, modifying plans to further treatment goals.
• Participates in the Patient Centered Medical Home team meetings.
• Collaborates with the BH Director to evaluate the effectiveness of the patient's treatment plans.
• Utilizes community resources and referral networks to coordinate care for patients.
• Provides health education for patients, their families, and staff as needed.
• Arranges for referral and/or placement of patients in other community mental health programs, housing, or employment opportunities.
• Maintains accurate clinical and statistical records in the Electronic Medical Record.
• Provides field instruction for graduate‑level social work students.
• Performs other related responsibilities as assigned.
• Participates in agency community outreach events and represents the agency in various meetings.
• Participates in mobilizing community resources, maintaining cooperative working relationships with community mental health agencies, crisis centers, Department of Human Services, and the probate courts.

• Master’s degree in social work, human services, drug and alcohol, counseling, psychology.
• Two years of related experience with a behavioral health population.

• State of Michigan License
• Valid driver’s license
• HIPAA training certificate
• Specialized training preferred:
  Person‑centered planning, behavior management and crisis management, recipient rights training, group therapy facilitation experience.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Applications, Microsoft Excel, internet software, Microsoft Outlook, search engines, Paycor Human Resource Systems, EHS Success Electronic Medical Record.

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated clinical and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to be innovative and flexible in job duties.
• Knowledge of current trends in behavioral health, public health, and welfare.
• Knowledge of the scope and activities of local health, welfare, and community organizations.
• Ability to make sound independent clinical judgments.