Social Worker​/LCSW​/Psychiatric- Therapy Services

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Job Summary:

• Provides evidenced-based clinical treatments to patients and their families to ensure patients’ mental health and/or substance use disorders are stabilized.
• Provides evidenced-based individual, group, and family therapies to adolescent and adult patients with acute and chronic mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary treatment team; provides ongoing assessments and evaluations, treatment planning, and discharge plans for all patients/clients on inpatient units.
• Participates in courts services for patients on involuntary Florida Mental Health Act of 1971 (“Baker Act”) proceedings; prepares court summaries and liaises with court personnel on the facility’s behalf.
• Completes suicide risk assessments (incorporating suicide risk and self-harm treatment planning) and educates patients/clients and families on coping strategies.
• Serves as the lead clinician for an independent patient case load of patients on the inpatient units; ensures any suspected and/or stated abuse/neglect is reported appropriately and documented in medical records.
• Works collaboratively with Nursing and other treatment team members to ensure patients’ concerns are being addressed timely.
• Conducts evidenced-based dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and other treatment services based on individualized treatment plans.
• Serves as lead clinician on assigned unit; communicates with the Manger/Social Services regarding clinical issues that may arise in treatments or dispositions.
• Serves as the point of clinical contact when assigned student interns; observes and monitors interns’ work quality.
• Mentors assigned student interns and communicates with them regarding work quality and progression; identifies scholastic goals with the Manager/Social Services.
• Accompanies the Manager/Social Services (when needed) to educational and/or community events in which he/she serves as a Behavioral Health Center (BHC) clinical representative.
• Under the Manager/Social Services’ direction, leads peers (based on clinical experience) on evidenced-based treatments and best-practices implementations.

Reports:

• Manager/Social Services (job code: 220501)

Supervises:

• None

Required

Education:

• Master’s degree in a mental health specialty (e.g., Master of Social Work, Master of Mental Health, Master of Mental Health Counseling, or Master of Marriage and Family Therapy) from an accredited university.

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree in social work.

Required Experience:

• Two (2) years of relevant post-master's degree work experience in a social work or human services field.

Preferred Experience:

• Three (3) years of relevant post-master's degree work experience in a social work or human services field in a mental health care setting.
• Knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
• Knowledge of changes to mental health and substance use disorders in terms of diagnostics.
• Awareness of best practices for treating co-occurring disorders.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Licensed as a mental health professional (e.g., Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)) in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 491 (Clinical, Counseling, and Psychotherapy Services).

Preferred Certification/License/Registry:

• LCSW credential

Tallahassee Memorial Health Care is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.