Posted: 12-Nov-23
Location: Killeen, Texas
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 23035265
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth Central Texas, AdventHealth Family Medicine Rural Clinics and AdventHealth Rollins Brook is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Monday – Friday
Shift: Day Shift
Address: 2407 S CLEAR CREEK RD, Killeen, 76549
The community you’ll be caring for:
§ Located in the heart of Texas, AdventHealth provides care for the citizens of Bell, Coryell and Lampasas counties.
§ AdventHealth is committed to reinvesting in the community by offering the services, technologies, and facilities to set the standard with the continually changing healthcare industry.
§ As a member of our team of more than 1,000 employees you will enjoy competitive salaries, exceptional benefits and opportunities for growth while working in an environment that is centered around our mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ.
The role you’ll contribute:
The AdventHealth Medical Group, Licensed Clinical Social Work position is trained and licensed to treat clients with emotional, behavioral and mental health disorders. Counseling sessions may be one-to-one, group therapy, or sessions involving family members. As part of the counseling process, they may refer patients out to other specialists, conduct interviews, testing and risk assessment sessions with patients to evaluate their mental condition and formulate a treatment plan.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
Utilizes evidence based interventions to assist patients, families, and significant others in coping with the psychosocial aspects of illness and its treatment.
Assessment of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders
Applying DSM criterial leading to diagnosis
Establishment of an appropriate treatment plan, including consultation when indicated
Provision of individual psychotherapy, family therapy, couples therapy, and group therapy as indicated.
Intervention in urgent and emergent mental health problems
Develops treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatric providers.
Makes referrals to Federal, state, county and community agencies in a timely manner. Develops working relationship with agencies to ensure appropriate service delivery to patients.
Assesses patient for behavioral health needs as needed. Provides referrals for behavioral services as needed. Provides provisional diagnoses for mental health issues according to the DSM-V as needed.
Exhibits empathy and acceptance of adolescent mood variance and attempts at independence.
Identifies social problems and financial limitations in patients that may contribute to discharge and treatment problems. Identifies and provides info about community resources from which patients may benefit.
Maintains current Texas social work license and completes continuing education unit accordingly.
Remains current in BLS certification as required.
NOTE: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbent's addendum as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
Requires graduation from an accredited Master’s Degree program in social work, counseling or a related field, and appropriate licensure as required by state law.
Licensed Social Worker, i.e. MSW degree, LPC, LCSW, LMFT
LPC, LCSW, LMFT
Preferred qualifications:
At least two (2) years of experience as a clinical social worker in a psychiatric hospital or outpatient clinic setting is preferred. Experience should include individual, group, and family therapy and discharge planning in a therapeutic care setting.