Director of Social Services

The Director of Social Services will provide oversight to the the Social Services Department.

To oversee the provision of quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to psychiatric patients and their families, spouse, significant other; to serve as a member of interdisciplinary treatment team supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy and assure the deliverance of high-quality treatment to psychiatric patients and their families.

Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Responsibilities:

Essential functions

• Overseeing daily productivity and workflow of Social Services Department and staff (FT, PT and Per Diem) and Social Services interns including, but not limited to:
• Assigning Social Services therapy groups.
• Assigning new patients to case managers.
• Assessing Social Services staffing needs in different areas of the hospital and assigning appropriate levels of staffing.
• Providing clinical oversight to the Social Services staff on complex cases.
• Providing individual and group clinical supervision to Social Services staff and interns.
• .Demonstrating conduct in keeping with NASW and Aurora ethical standards.
• Complying with facility safety, infection control and security program.
• Participating in activities, which enhance professional growth and development.

• Proactively identifies and addresses actual and potential impediments towards discharges or transitions to next level of care.
• Establishes and maintain cooperative relationships with community agencies and other resources .
• Ability to modify and customize standard treatment interventions to maximize clinical outcomes.
• Participates in financial operations in department's role in meeting financial performance goals.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work or equivalent master's degree in a recognized mental health field.
• LCSW or LMFT Licensure
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR)
• Experience in a supervisory/leadership capacity.
• Skills in case management, time management, and crisis intervention common to acute psychotic, serious mental health and non-violent crises intervention practice.
• Knowledge of acute psychological disorders; advanced principals of abnormal psychology.
• Familiarity with community resources available for discharge planning.
• Skills in conducting family, marital and group therapy.
• Skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
• Must demonstrate the ability to treat a range of age populations including youth, adult, and geriatric, or have the capacity to develop skills through the organization's cross-training and orientation program.
• Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation.

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Healthcare Spending Account & Dependent Care Spending Account
• Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)
• PTO
• PTO Cash Out option
• Sick Pay
• Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• ID Theft Protection
• Employee Discount Opportunities