Social Worker / MSW

Job Description

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only :

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Qualifications

Required Education :

Master’s degree in a mental health specialty (e.g., Master of Social Work, Master of Mental Health, Master of Mental Health Counseling, or Master of Marriage and Family Therapy) from an accredited university

Required Experience :

None

Required Certification / License / Registry :

No license required

NOTE : If providing home health care

Valid state driver license

Required to be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and with a minimum of two (2) years of licensed driving experience

Required to provide a seven (7)-year driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) prior to employment

Will have received no more than two (2) minor violations in the past three (3) years and zero (0) major violations in the past five (5) years. Use of personal vehicle(s) required

Vehicle owner must maintain adequate insurance coverage for personal vehicle(s) used in conjunction with duties

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) will reimburse the business use of personal vehicle(s) in accordance with procedures defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Responsibilities

Job Summary :

Assesses and treats individuals with mental, emotional, and / or substance abuse problems

Conducts patient / client assessments independently; evaluates patients’ / clients’ psycho-social needs

Determines appropriate treatment types and methods

Develops, implements, and modifies treatment plans

Implements intervention methodologies

Counsels / coaches patients / clients and families regarding therapies and how to manage ongoing health conditions

Coordinates and / or provides therapy to help patients / clients make positive behavior changes

Performs interventions according to treatment plans and organizational policies

Ensures treatment notes are recorded in patients’ / clients’ medical charts in accordance with industry standards and organizational policies

Makes referrals to case managers

Coordinates and / or refers families to psychosocial community support services and resources

Supports staff members and provides direction to clinical team for implementing treatment plans

Furthers own education and implements community educational programs

May travel to patients’ / clients’ homes to render services

Performs miscellaneous duties

Reports To :

Director / Outpatient Oncology Services (7132)

Supervises :

None