Job Description
"They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare
What You Will Do To Change Lives Under supervision of a licensed clinician, the Social Work Clinician II provides clinical and casework services to members served and natural supports. This involves person centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies.
Shifts Available Full-Time | AM (varies as needed) | Shifts vary as needed | 8:00 AM-4:30 PM | Days vary as needed
Expected starting wage range is $33.74 - $41.67. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.
Essential Functions Under supervision of a licensed clinician, the Social Work Clinician II provides clinical and casework services to members served and natural supports. This involves person centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies.
Essential Functions - Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
- Provides safe, effective, and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care
- Works with members served and multidisciplinary treatment teams to design, implement, and evaluate the Recovery Plan
- Under clinical supervision, establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with members served
- Ensures provision of needed clinical services to assigned members served; coordinates ongoing treatment within the program and with outside agencies
- Provides individual and group therapy
- Documents all treatment provided in a thorough and consistent manner
- Collaborates with other staff in the discharge planning process and makes linkages to community services for members served
- Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and recovery planning meetings
- Demonstrates knowledge of de-escalation techniques and crisis communication and management
- Serves as a clinical consultant to recovery team members
- If employed at Inpatient program, must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
- If employed at Outpatient program, must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.
Qualifications Required:
- A Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited graduate school and working towards licensure and registered with the Board of Behavioral Science
- One (1) year of direct service experience with individuals with severe mental illness in an inpatient or outpatient setting is required
- Criminal justice clearance and education verification
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
- All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.
Preferred - Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting
Skills - Ability to complete social histories, risk assessments, mental health status exams, and plans of care
- Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and rehabilitation therapists
- Ability to form a therapeutic alliance with members served and families
- Sufficient medical knowledge to assess the needs of members served
- Skills in conducting group therapy
- Ability to advocate for the members served in other health delivery systems
What’s In It For You*- Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
- Nine Paid Holidays & Shift differentials for hourly staff (6% for PM Shift, 10% for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)
- Free CEUs, free Supervision for BBS Associate License, coaching and mentorship
- Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
- Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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Join Our Compassionate Team Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.
The Stanislaus County Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) is a 16-bed acute inpatient faciltiy for adults 18+ experiencing a mental health illness related emergency. Admission is voluntary or involuntary (5150).
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.
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Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Local area, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,