Clinical Social Worker 3

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) is hiring for a Clinical Social Worker 3. Duties include overseeing the delivery of professional services responsibility for staff coverage space and equipment needs budget development and monitoring developing policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations program guidelines and agency policy. Incumbents must also have the ability to manage a caseload of individuals with significant mental emotional and psychological problems and related disorders. They must also be able to supervise lower level Clinical Social Workers other professional and support staff and interns; anticipate needs and prepare budget requests; analyze assemble and report data. Incumbents will also have knowledge on utilizing the recovery model and on ensuring compliance with CMS standards as well as established laws regulations and SNAMHS policies.

Clinical Social Workers provide clinical services to clients/inmates in a residential home inpatient outpatient rehabilitation correctional or similar setting. Clinical social work is defined as the application of methods principles and techniques of case work group work community organization administration planning consultation research and psychotherapeutic methods and techniques to persons families and groups to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of family issues mental and emotional conditions illnesses and disorders and developmental delays.

Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and one year of post-licensure experience in a clinical setting.

Perform client/inmate evaluations and assessments through interviews with client/inmate families and friends and review of medical records including social developmental and medical history; determine strengths presenting problems resources and eligibility for applicable programs and services; and identify appropriate interventions.

Perform crisis interventions including client/inmate restraint or appropriate behavioral and environmental controls for clients/inmates who may be hostile combative aggressive or assaultive; follow established protocols and policy in order to protect clients/inmates staff family and others potentially at risk due to client/inmate behavior; recommend and complete documentation for voluntary and involuntary hospitalization.

Participate in treatment planning and implementation by attending treatment team meetings case conferences or client/inmate sessions; report direct observations regarding client/inmate progress and recommend changes in the treatment plan as appropriate; evaluate necessary daily living skills and educational and vocational service needs; develop and coordinate treatment plans and implement interventions with clients/inmates in order to achieve treatment goals.

Conduct individual family and group therapy or intervention sessions with clients/inmates by applying a variety of therapeutic techniques in order to effect change in client/inmate behavior; determine the duration and appropriate method of therapy or intervention; establish priorities to deal with problems; identify and implement changes in the treatment process as determined by client/inmate progress.

Develop and implement discharge and aftercare plans; provide information to clients/inmates regarding available resources to achieve treatment goals and facilitate client/inmate return to the least restrictive environment possible; act as an advocate through interactions with external agencies and organizations such as the courts welfare school juvenile justice probation and parole and related social service agencies and community organizations.

Provide case management services; develop treatment plans and monitor client progress; identify obtain coordinate monitor and evaluate resources and services to meet client and care provider needs; assist clients in obtaining financial assistance; coordinate treatment with outside agency service providers; monitor work sites school and community residential placements; advocate for the client to ensure goals are accomplished and prepare and submit reports to courts and other agencies.

Develop and inspect housing arrangements such as board and care homes and supported living arrangements; conduct home visits monitor providers delivery of services and quality of care and reassess client needs in order to track client progress and well being evaluate treatment plan effectiveness and manage resources.

Contact family members friends employers other hospitals or treatment programs and social service agencies to follow up and monitor care provided according to the treatment plan; write contracts for services according to established hospital settings perform psychosocial evaluations and hospital casework; provide program consultation discharge planning and arrange for home health aftercare.

Report client/inmate contacts and progress by documenting information in client/inmate charts; track and record information for statistical purposes; write required reports at established intervals; complete billing forms and other documentation as required.

Review clinical records written by professionals paraprofessionals and technical staff to monitor and evaluate treatment effectiveness ensure service delivery goals are met make appropriate recommendations and ensure documentation is completed according to established policy and procedures.

Review and evaluate program services and activities to ensure conformance to agency policies applicable accreditation standards licensing requirements and community standards of care. Supervise lower level professional and paraprofessional staff university students and interns as assigned; provide clinical supervision and consultation regarding clinical practices and procedures.

Develop and present in-service training regarding current social work topics issues and procedures; consult and educate representatives of community service agencies and referral services; attend training seminars and participate in on-going professional development; and assist in training university students as assigned.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Positions allocated to this level perform the full range of duties described above evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of programs and either:

1) Serve as a first line supervisor for professional staff and support personnel. Supervisory duties include performance evaluations training assigning and reviewing work counseling and some settings this may include providing administrative supervision to higher level professionals such as psychologists and psychiatrists; or

2) Manage a program area or entity independently. Management duties include overseeing the delivery of professional services responsibility for staff coverage space and equipment needs budget development and monitoring developing policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations program guidelines and agency policy.

This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:community and family system approaches to treating individuals with mental illness intellectual disabilities and developmental delays; supervisory principles and practices. General knowledge of: mental health intellectual disabilities and developmental service delivery systems philosophy and policies at State and national levels including types of client services fiscal and clinical accountability.

Ability to: interpret and implement federal State and agency regulations statutes policies and procedures; provide consultation to other professional staff; assign and review work; evaluate employee performance and provide constructive feedback; determine appropriate training and equipment needs of assigned personnel; facilitate staff meetings; make verbal and written presentations on treatment methods and programs.

Recruiter Contact Information: Jennifer Kauble -

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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