The job below is no longer available.

You might also like

in Kansas City, MO

Use left and right arrow keys to navigate
Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Kansas City, Missouri

About this job

Research Psychiatric Center – Kansas City, MO

Social Services Clinician

For over 24 years Research Psychiatric Center has offered a complete range of acute inpatient, day treatment and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. In our 100 bed facility, we treat adolescents, adults and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness and substance abuse.

Our professional staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and licensed professional counselors, all with special training to care for people with emotional or behavioral disorders. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and from the State of Missouri.

Research Psychiatric Center is currently looking for a Social Services Clinician

Responsibilities:

Provides professional therapeutic services to behavioral health patients on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Research Psychiatric Center.

Participates in the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care.

Works collaboratively with members of the health care team, maintains a safe environment, and provides patient and family education.

Social Services Clinician is responsible for psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy, discharge planning/case management service, crisis intervention and liaison services with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.

Demonstrates competency to provide age appropriate care to adolescent patients (12-18 years of age), adult patients (18 and older, including geriatric patients age 55 years ).

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited university.

Current Missouri licensure (LCSW, LPC or LMFT) or LMSW or PLPC and under supervision of licensure within 90 days of employment; or have successfully completed a graduate internship at Research Psychiatric Center and will obtain LMSW or PLPC in order to begin clinical supervision hours within 90 days of hire.

Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting. Prefer experience with case management, discharge planning, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice.