Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Crisis Services, CHS, Full Time, Nights

• Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
• Department: Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
• Address: 70000 NW 41st Street Miami, Florida 33166
• Shift Details: Full-Time, Nights 6pm-6:30am

Why Corrections

Miami-Dade Corrections Health Services (CHS) operates under Jackson Health System (JHS) and serves approximately 5,000 patients daily.

Patient care is delivered by nearly 400 healthcare employees representing a diverse multidisciplinary team of nurses & nurse support staff, physicians, psychiatrists, social workers and other professionals.

CHS supports Miami Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation at 3 facilities in Miami-Dade County and leverages the resources of a large public safety net health system in the areas of education, quality, risk management & compliance.

Summary

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW is professional and supervisory clinical social casework in medical, nursing and convalescent facilities of JHS. Employees in this class provide professional supervision over subordinate social workers engaged in direct inpatient or outpatient clinical casework services.

Related responsibilities include providing advanced professional casework service in complex cases requiring a high degree of skill and mature judgment in evaluating social diagnostic information and arriving at appropriate support measures.

Some positions in the class participate in the clinical casework training of graduate students in an accredited internship program.

Incumbents apply considerable knowledge of disease entities and medical or psychiatric terminology associated with a clinical setting in addition to the philosophy, principles and practices of professional social work.

Work of subordinate social workers is reviewed for adherence to accepted quality standards of social casework. May require to conduct social work duties, identify and refer violent crime victims and their families to Thriving Mind South Florida for services in the VOCA Trauma Recovery Network.

Responsibilities

Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff to design and implement appropriate treatment plans, including discharge plans. Provides professional counseling and therapeutic intervention to patients and/or families utilizing treatment modalities appropriate to work with adults and their families.

Collaborates with community agencies which provide services for adults and their families. Leads or co-leads patients groups as needed. Submits statistical reports as required. Participates in orientation and training of social work and interdisciplinary staff.

Participates on research projects as required for program planning and evaluation. Maintains current knowledge of social work practice including specific knowledge of the bio-psychosocial issues of adults. Participates in Committees as assigned. Supervises students. Provides coverage as assigned.

Participates in hospital, departmental and unit meetings. Provide Social Work Services to patients and/or families.

Employees that work for the VOCA Trauma Recovery Network may conduct social work duties to identify and refer violent crime victims and their families to Thriving Mind South Florida (contracting as South Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc.).

The duties may include but not limited to: provides brief crisis intervention to victims and/or family utilizing appropriate, evidence-based approaches, and assess eligibility for services though Thriving Mind's VOCA-funded Trauma Recovery Network (TRN); Work collaboratively with the TRN and interdisciplinary staff to implement appropriate discharge plans and facilitate warm-handoff referrals to Thriving Mind staff to link to outpatient resources; Participates in project workgroups and meetings as assigned by supervisor and/or TRN Program Director, and performs other VOCA allowable TRN-related duties as required.

Performs other related duties as assigned. Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).

Experience

Generally requires 5 to 7 years of related experience.

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling is required.

Skill

Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form. Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure. Ability to understand and follow instructions. Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Credentials

Valid Florida Licensure from the Association of Social Work Boards, or Mental Health Counseling is required. American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.

Unit Specific Credential

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements - Job function requires extended standing or walking. Must be able to carry objects weighing 21 to 50 pounds. Able to lift or move objects weighing 51 to 100 pounds with the use of appropriate devices.

Jobs in this group require frequent visual acuity to perform activities related to extended use of computers. Additional information and provision requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by the home unit/department in collaboration with the Reasonable Accommodations Committee (RAC).

Environmental Conditions - Jobs in this group are required to function in a fast paced environment with occasional high pressure or emergent and stressful situations. Frequent interaction with a diverse population including team members, providers, patients, insurance companies and other members of the public.

Function is subject to inside environmental conditions, with occasional outdoor exposures. Exposure to various environments such as: communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a hospital and medical office environment.

May also be exposed to needle sticks, airborne infections, medical gases, X-Ray, chemical exposures and other potential hazards. Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when exposed to infectious/clinical hospital environment.

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions. Additional information and provision requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by the home unit/department in collaboration with the Reasonable Accommodations Committee (RAC).