Clinical Social Worker Supervisor

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Supervisor of Clinical Social Workers is responsible for providing clinical social work services to patients and families and acting as an advocate to help clients to access resources while confronting their personal issues such as mental illness, addiction, and abuse. Provides individual psychotherapy, family therapy and group therapy. This individual will provide leadership and guidance to the clinical social workers in the department of psychiatry while ensuring compliance with health system requirements and standards.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Assesses patient and/or family biopsychosocial needs and develops treatment plan in concert with physicians and other providers
• Provides individual psychotherapy, family therapy and group therapy utilizing evidenced based therapies to address psychiatric illnesses
• Documents patient/family status and history, diagnosis, treatment plan, evaluation results, observations, progress in medical record
• Serves as a resource to other staff on community resources in area of specialty
• Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, and community to provide quality care and address client needs
• Provides clients with community resource information
• Supervises clinical social workers in the psychiatry department. Ensures all individuals provide care in accordance with regulatory and health system standards. Performs peer review at regular intervals.
• Provides orientation and onboarding support as needed for clinical social workers. Providers leadership and supervisory services to all direct reports.
• Collaborates with department leadership on strategic and operational initiatives related to psychotherapy services provided in psychiatry clinics.
• Time permitting and upon request from those pursuing clinical licensure, provide supervision to support their clinical hour requirements towards this licensure.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Bachelor's Degree
• Masters Social Work or other master's degree from an accredited College or University
• 5 or more years in social work or other behavioral health field
• Additional year of experience in area of specialty.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Social work in medical setting.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Other licenses that are acceptable: LCMFT, LCPC, LCMSW, LCP

Knowledge Requirements

• Knowledge of social work principles and practice.
• Stays abreast of state of art in field.
• Knowledge of how to use variety of diagnostic tools and techniques including DSM V.
• Knowledge of the development and maintenance of information/referral systems.
• Current licensed in Kansas and Missouri or eligible for license.
• Basic typing and word processing ability.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.