CLINICAL COUNSELOR SOCIAL WORKER (Albuquerque)

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Additional $6.00 / hr. Safety Incentive Pay

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Minimum Offer

$ 28.32 / hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 42.48 / hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department : BH Forensic ACT-Tech

Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidenced based model that provides wrap around mental health services in the community to adults experiencing persistent and severe mental health issues, as well as criminal justice involvement. The FACT Therapist is a part of a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for providing individual and group therapy to FACT clients. Most of the services provided by the FACT Therapist take place in the community, nontraditional settings which includes clients' homes and shelters.

FTE : 1.00

Full Time

Shift : Days

Position Summary :

Provide, oversee, and / or administer a wide range of psychosocial evaluation / assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and / or case management services in a high-intensity clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making and program administration. Lead and train lower level counselors / social workers, students, and / or interns engaged in related therapeutic / patient care activities, as appropriate to the individual position.

Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures.

Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities :

• PATIENT CARE - Provide counseling, therapy, and / or psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position
• PATIENT CARE - Prepare treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow up care programs
• CONSULTATION - Consult with other therapists and related professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and / or casework;

refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required

may visit patients and families in their homes to provide counseling and outreach services

may propose changes to program policies and procedures

Qualifications

Education : Essential :

Education specialization :

Essential :

Experience : Essential :

3 years directly related experience

Documented experience in age appropriate environment

Nonessential :

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Credentials : Essential :

Physical Conditions :

Light Work : Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly : activity or condition exists 2 / 3 or more of the time) to move objects.

Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.

May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and / or pulling of arm or leg controls; and / or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and / or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Working conditions : Essential :

Department : Behavioral and Mental Health