Social Worker II in San Antonio, TX

Description

Are you ready to be professionally challenged? Are you looking to be part of a dynamic team of engaged and committed professionals? Then the Health and Specialty Care System (HSCS) may be just the place for you! The HSCS is comprised of nine psychiatric hospitals located throughout the state, and one youth residential psychiatric center in Waco. The HSCS is a hub of excellence for forensic mental health and complex psychiatric care, with all facilities accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospitals provide state-of-the-art treatment that is recovery-oriented and science-based. Whether in a direct-care or support role, your contribution will make a difference in the life of a Texan.

Social Worker II – The Social Worker II will work under direct supervision of the Social Work Supervisor. The Social Worker II functions as an active member of a multidisciplinary team on an inpatient psychiatric unit at the San Antonio State Hospital. May provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, conditions and addictions, including severe mental illness in adults. The social worker will follow assigned patients through the course of their stay or until their transfer to another unit. Services provided to the patients include: Social assessments, assessments of patients, participating in the diagnosis of patients, recovery/treatment planning, provision of treatment, involvement in patient and family education, general casework, and coordination of aftercare services. The social worker will also participate as an active member of the treatment team. Treatment methods include the provision of individual, marital, couple, family, psychoeducational and process group therapy, supportive counseling, direct practice, and psychotherapy. Licensed Social workers are qualified to use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5), the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and other diagnostic classification systems in assessment, diagnosis and other activities. This position could provide the opportunity to work with a variety of units to include: Acute Care, Forensic 46B (incompetent to stand trial) and 46C (not guilty by reason of insanity), Residential, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and Geriatric.