Social Worker, Adult IOP

Overview

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Are you ready to embark on a rewarding career in psychiatric healthcare? At Prairie Care, we are passionate about delivering exceptional mental health services to individuals in need. Our comprehensive approach covers the entire spectrum of care, creating a wealth of diverse roles for those who aspire to make a real impact. We believe in nurturing talent and fostering professional growth in a supportive environment.

Here, you won’t just find a job—you’ll discover a fulfilling career path in the mental health field. If you’re eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization and help change lives for the better, we invite you to join our dedicated team ether, we can make a profound difference in the lives of those we serve!

Position

Description:

The Social Worker provides services within the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) service line for individuals with psychiatric needs. Services may be offered in person or remote based on patient need, though the Social Worker is based at the program location, in person. This position focuses on facilitating admissions, psychoeducation groups, treatment planning, discharge planning, care coordination, communication with the patient’s support system, community providers, and others involved in the care of patients.

Collaborates daily with psychiatric medical providers and therapists on the patient’s primary treatment team to advance the plan of care within the average patient length of stay.

• Uphold and apply knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioral health diagnosis and treatment.
• Provide effective case psychosocial assessment and suicide risk assessment, discharge planning, and leading psycho educational groups.
• Develop and revise treatment and complex discharge plans and communicate these with patients, the patients' support system, and the treatment team.
• Communicate with patients and their support system to keep them involved in treatment plan decisions.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, their support system, and the treatment team, regarding admission process, diagnosis, symptom management, recommendations, discharge plans, safety plans, patient rights, financial impact issues, and other pertinent patient care matters.
• Oriented to ethically provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, age-appropriate care.
• Maintains current competency in effective de-escalation of patients using Collaborative Problem Solving, therapeutic self, relationship-based care, and trauma informed care as applicable to role.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work and licensure in the State of Minnesota required (LGSW or LICSW).
• Experience in healthcare setting preferred
• Experience using electronic health records preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Word and Outlook
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Able to effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form.
• Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks.
• Ability to respond appropriately in times of mental health crisis.

Compensation
:
Compensation for this role ranges from $29- $36 per hour depending on licensure and experience.

We are committed to providing competitive and equitable compensation. An individual’s pay rate within the posted range is determined by several factors, including skills, experience, education, and market conditions. Additionally, we consider internal equity to ensure fairness within our organization.

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Company paid life insurance
• Paid time off including sick time
• Voluntary Short term and long-term disability
• 401K with company match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment
• Free CEU’s
• Licensure Supervision provided

Join us in our mission to provide outstanding support and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we assist. Your contributions can help shape the future of our care services—apply today!

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