Description

 Schedule: Per Need (PRN) evening / nights weekend

For this role we are open to hiring those with a BSW, LMSW, LMFT, or LPC Certification. 

Something special starts here.   

You can’t define it, but you know it when you see it: the difference between an average life and the good life. When your cup is full – with joy, purpose and lifelong health – it shows. At LMH Health, we are all about healthy people, healthy communities and healthy futures, and that makes us your destination for an exceptional career. From flexible, work-life harmony to competitive pay and great advancement potential, find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health.  

You'll find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health:  

• Join a team that cares about the community
• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
• Professional development and recognition
• Excellent benefits

We’re looking for you.  

The Social Worker, MSW provides psychosocial services, including patient/family counseling, crisis intervention during hospitalization, comprehensive discharge planning, coordination of community resources and assisting patients and families in the decision making process.   

Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with Case Management, Social Services and other healthcare providers to evaluate the medical or physical conditions of the patients.
• Evaluate needs of the patient, and counsel them on how to overcome their conditions and avoid dependencies as they recuperate from their illness.
• Evaluate and suggest the appropriate type of in-home help required by a newly discharged patient as a means to help adjust back to normal life. Provide Discharge Planning.
• Work together with other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team to provide consultations.
• Provide staff development and training on assessments, reassessments, care plan development, interventions, prioritizing needs, case conferencing and follow-up.
• Conducts Psycho/Social problem assessments.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications  

Required:  

• Master’s degree in Social Work
• Current Licensure in the State of Kansas
• Minimum two year’s work experience in the mental health field
• Knowledge of third party payers including but not limited to various types of policy coverage

Preferred:  

• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
• A practicum in acute mental health 

Our Cultural Beliefs  

Patient First. We consider the patient first in everything we do.  

Better Together. We actively strive to be a diverse LMH Health team that works together to achieve excellence.  

Listen/Speak Up. We embrace a diverse culture of open, respectful, well-intended communication where we listen, share, and value ideas to create equitable solutions.  

Innovate! We actively explore new ideas and approach change with agility and an open mind.  

Own It/Solve It. We hold ourselves accountable for our actions and we collaborate for solutions.  

In Joy. We create a workplace that is both fun and meaningful.