Social Worker 2 - Lisw

Position Location:

Summit Behavioral Healthcare

1101 Summit Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45237

Salary Information:

SALARY: $26.50 - $33.40 Hourly (based on education/experience) plus 15%/hour supplement

Work Hours : Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. | Some Saturdays required - approx. once every six weeks

What You'll Do:

Please review the following video to hear what the current Social Worker's have say about working for ODMHAS! Join Our Team as a Social Worker

• Performs as lead worker in collaboration with social worker 1 in the review and development of patient care; coordinates assessment, evaluation & social service needs as identified by patient (s) on the individualized service plan (ISP) or treatment plan of patients throughout the continuum of care cycle; provides interventions with acute, complex and varied discharge needs of patients; manages cases containing numerous problems and interventions & provides crisis situational counseling and interventions with various modalities including CBT. Referral and linkages with the public and private benefit systems.

• Participates in process of establishing, implementing & directing social service programs & treatment system objectives; develops & designs treatment intervention techniques & procedures; evaluates & modifies treatment systems to be responsive patient's progress & ability to change behavior; monitors performance of lower-level social workers in the implementation of prescribed treatment plans.

• Maintains necessary documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state & local agencies & accrediting bodies; completes & maintains records (e.g., bio psychosocial assessments, admission/discharge & aftercare summaries, progress notes, referrals, & discharge/transitional documents).

• Establishes & maintains working relationships with other facilities, agencies & support services (e.g., Social Security Administration, Medicaid, Medicare, Veteran Administration, public welfare) in order to coordinate referrals & conduct follow-up.

• Plans & implements continuity of care from hospital to community by functioning as linkage for treatment team with case management system through ongoing regular collaboration (e.g, meetings, telephone conversations, correspondence).

• Attends & participates in training sessions, department procedure & policy review meetings. Provide direction to Social Work students/interns.

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Application Procedures:

• To be considered for this position, you must apply on-line through this posting website. (We no longer accept paper applications.)

• When completing your on-line Ohio Civil Service Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting.

• We cannot give you credit for your qualifications, experience, education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your on-line application.

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Requires current license as independent social worker (i.e., LISW) as issued by State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage & Family Therapist Board in accordance with ORC 4757.27. Pursuant to ORC 4757.41 (A)(5) any person engaging in social work or professional counseling as a civil service employee as defined in section 124.01 of the Revised Code who has at least two years of service as of July 10, 2014 is exempt from current licensure as independent social worker (i.e. LISW) requirement.

Job Skills: Mental Health