The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is driven by a shared commitment to excellence in education, groundbreaking research, and compassionate patient care. Faculty and staff work collaboratively to advance our mission, continuously seeking innovative ways to improve our practices, enhance outcomes, and set new standards in mental health care.
Position Summary:
Independently provides advanced professional social work services to address medical, psychiatric and social concerns by using a Biopsychosocial perspective to asses, evaluate, implement, monitor, advocate and implement services for patients and their families.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Conducts comprehensive assessment to interprets patients social, emotional, environmental and financial needs.
2. Plans course of treatment or refers cases to appropriate professionals, institutions or agencies to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment or referral.
3. Obtains data from patients and/or relatives in the best interest of their problems to assist in the development of a number of significant teaching endeavors, programs, and social services.
4. With the objective of meeting total patient care, assesses patients and/or relatives to gain understanding of the individual's problems and needs. Collaborates with the physician and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to coordinate care, enhance the patient experience and achieve collaborative goals. Collaboratively develops patient goals, monitors progress, addresses barriers to goal achievement, and evaluates outcomes of individualized care plans. Conducts individual and or group counseling.
5. Prepares detailed reports and may videotape sessions with patients for review with coworkers or a faculty member.
6. Participates in teaching and staff development activities, functions as an instructor in the social work graduate student clinical practicum program.
7. Provides education to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers on community resources and the impact of psychosocial factors on care need.
8. Solicits the assistance of religious, social, and welfare agencies in the treatment of patients. Interacts with social work staff and psychiatric residents.
9. Utilizes crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and mediation to address patient/family concerns.
10. Responds to emergency situations.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Knowledge of DSM-5 Criteria.
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by State of Texas required or
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by State of Texas required
Minimum Education:
Master’s Degree in Social Work from a school approved by the Council on Social Work.
Minimum Experience:
Four years of social work experience required, with at least 1 year of experience providing evidenced-based, client-centered counseling (group or independent) also required.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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