Social Work Specialist I - AdultFamily - Psychiatry
Social Work Specialist I - AdultFamily - Psychiatry
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Job Description
The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Social Work Specialist I to provide expert and very specialized practice skills in the area of adult psychiatry assessment adult and family psychotherapy group therapy and consultations. This position will also be responsible for program development supervision teaching and training research administration and public education.
Delivery of outpatient services will be at one of the below listed UIHC satellite locations.
UI Health Care River Crossing / 3056 River Crossing Court Riverside IA 52327
UI Health Care Muscatine / 3465 Mulberry Avenue Muscatine IA 52761
UI Health Care North Liberty / 1765 Lininger Lane North Liberty IA 52317
UI Health Care Sioux City / 2501 Pierce Street Sioux City IA 51104
UI Health Care Peds Associates North Dodge / 1360 N. Dodge St. Suite 1500 Iowa City IA 52245
UI QuickCare East / 1632 Sycamore Street Iowa City IA 52240
UI QuickCare Old Capitol / 201 South Clinton Street Suite 168 Iowa City IA 52240
Cedar Falls / 2624 Orchard Drive Cedar Falls IA 50613
Bettendorf / 865 Lincoln Road Bettendorf IA 52722
Dubuque / 777 Mazzuchelli Dubuque IA 52001
The University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry offers competitive salary excellent benefits and a collegial professional environment. As an academic medical center we highly value diverse learning experiences and we encourage continuing education and training opportunities both internally as well as externally to the University. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center. We are committed to providing patientfocused careavailable to every person around the clockin an environment devoted to innovative care excellent service and exceptional outcomes.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities
Provide planned and emergent mental health assessments of adult patients presenting with a range of behavioral health complaints and concerns in an outpatient clinic as well as a crisis stabilization unit.
Formulate diagnostic opinions and treatment plans utilizing the criteria of the DSM 5.
Provide individual family and group psychotherapy services to extremely distressed highly emotionally charged patients including those diagnosed with eating disorders disruptive behavior disorders serious and persistent mental illnesses mood disorders anxiety and bipolar disorders.
Provide risk assessment for adult selfharm and harm to others.
Differentially provide a wide range of therapeutic interventions including behavior modification dialectical behavior therapy cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal modalities of treatment.
Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary clinic treatment team to implement patient care recommendations.
To comply with standards regarding attendance documentation continuous quality improvement data collection clinic policies and the Code of Ethics.
To keep current with social work and health care knowledge base and to pursue further enhancements of jobrelated knowledge.
To provide program development teaching and research services.
Maintain effective working relationships with faculty staff students and the public.
Demonstrates respect for all members of the University community in the course of performing ones duties and in response to administrators supervisors coworkers and customers; constructively brings forward workplace concerns to coworkers and/or supervisor.
Welcomes the richness of talent from a diverse workforce and recognizes that diversity brings stimulation challenge and energy that contribute to a productive and effective workplace.
Represents the interests of the University and of unit leadership in the use of resources to meet service and productivity demands within unit goals and budgets; strives to promote continual process and quality improvement.
Seeks opportunities to enhance ones own professional knowledge skills and abilities as they relate to ones current position and/or to prepare for potential future roles and overall career development.
Percent of Time: 100 full time
Staff Type: Professional and Scientific
Education Licensure and Certifications
A Masters degree in Social Work.
Must be Iowa licensed as an Independent Social Worker (LISW) by time of hire.
Certification by the Academy of Certified Social Workers is desirable.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 35 years Social Work experience which includes experience in adult outpatient behavioral health care setting and providing psychotherapy services to patients and families on assigned clinical areas.
Demonstrated experience with evidencebased practices including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Demonstrated experience collaborating as part of multidisciplinary care teams including ability to effect change and resolve recalcitrant problems.
Must be able to attend initial onsite trainings in Iowa City and Coralville.
Desirable Qualifications
Extensive experience providing evidenced based treatment for adults and families is required (e.g. Cognitive behavioral parent management training interpersonal psychotherapy and / or dialectical behavior psychotherapies).
Experience providing planned and emergent assessments of patients presenting with a wide range of behavioral health complaints and concerns in adult inpatient and outpatient clinic settings.
Experience formulating diagnostic opinions and treatment plans utilizing the criteria of the DSM 5.
Experience providing individual family and group psychotherapy.
Advanced graduate education and/or continuing education related to advanced behavioral health practice is desirable.
Ability to provide a wide range of therapeutic interventions including behavior modification cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal modalities of treatment.
Expertise in Iowa abuse / neglect law.
Application Process
In order to be considered applicants must upload a Cover Letter and Resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to selfdisclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Professional references will be required at a later time in the recruitment process.
For more information contact .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
