Social Worker, Mental Health

My name is Nick Davis and I am with Instant Serve LLC. We're currently recruiting for a role that we think would be a great fit for someone with your skills and experience. Would you be open to learning more about this? I have included a brief job description below to help you better understand the qualifications we are looking for:

Our company places a high value on employee referrals, and we are willing to offer a generous referral bonus to anyone who successfully recommends a candidate that we end up hiring. If you know of anyone who you believe would be a great fit for this role, I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a recommendation.

Job Title:
Social Worker

Location:
Houston, TX 77030

Job type:
Full time Permanent

Shift: Full-time 8 hours a day 40 hours a week

Pay Range: USD $70k - $78k Yearly/Annually + Benefits on W2

Must-Haves

1

Education:

Graduate of an accredited Master of Social Work program (MSW)

2

Licenses/Certifications:

Current license as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the our client Texas required;

3

Field placement or internship in health services/health care provider experience.

4

Must have acute care social work hospital experience

Job Description

The Licensed Master Social Worker systematically intervenes to provide clinical social work and complex discharge planning to patients and their families who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies. Under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker, offer crisis intervention and/or mental health assessment to patients and families with psychosocial needs and coordinates and facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan of care for high-risk patient populations.

Typically reports to the Manager or Director, Case Management.

Minimum Qualification

Education:

Graduate of an accredited Master of Social Work program (MSW)

Licenses/Certifications:

Current license as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the our client Texas required; ACM certification from American Case Management Association (ACMA) preferred

Experience / Knowledge /

Skills:

• Field placement or internship in health services/health care provider experience.
• Acute inpatient hospital social work experience preferred.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of DSM V and ICD-10 manuals.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in social work assessment and treatment of patients for mental health status and substance abuse screening.
• Excellent therapeutic communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians and health care team colleagues.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Working knowledge and/or experience in utilization management, managed care, and payer issues.
• Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as, community resources.
• Ability to work independently, as well as, to develop collaborative relations with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates commitment to the Partners-in-Caring process by integrating our culture in all internal and external customer interactions; delivers on our brand promise of "we advance health" through innovation, accountability, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and results while ensuring one