Social Worker - Outpatient Psychiatry

Requirements

• At least 3 years direct clinical experience post licensure in an acute or sub-acute mental health setting. A minimum 3 years direct experience post licensure providing individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Training in acute crisis intervention
• Training in suicide risk assessment and symptom reduction
• Training in manualized psychotherapies
• Experience with co-occurring disorders (including substance use disorder and medical complications) and multi-axial diagnostic presentations
• Familiarity with psychotropic medications and their role in treatment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are necessary
• Strongly Preferred :
• Training and experience in CBT/DBT approaches to acute mental health symptom reduction or alleviation.
• Experience with addictive disorders and populations
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team
• Experience providing clinical supervision to students and trainees
• Additional clinical certifications and skills in specific clinical specialties are welcomed.
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• What is it like working here?
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• https://www.uvmhealth.org/medcenter/for-employees/health-careers/life-in-vermont/about-burlington
• This is a grant funded position.

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Additional Information

Building Name: UVMMC - 1 South Prospect Street Location Address: 1 South Prospect, Burlington Vermont Regular Department: Medical Group Operations Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 80 Shift: Day Primary Shift: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Weekend Needs: None Salary Range: Min $35.78 Mid $44.73 Max $53.67 Recruiter: Melissa Cummings We are the heart and science of medicine. We are UVM Medical Center. JOB DESCRIPTION : This person provides direct clinical mental health evaluation and individual and group psychotherapy to the patient population of individuals with elevated risk for suicide through the University of Vermont Health's Suicide Care Clinic . Included in these services are providing direct diagnosis and empirically supported treatment to patients as well as case management duties such as: consultation with primary care and other referring providers in the community; assessment for program admission; clinical evaluation and diagnosis of mental health disorders in conjunction with DSM and ICD 10 codes; coordination of services with Crisis and inpatient psychiatric providers if needed, prior to inpatient admission and in acute after care following discharge; both outside and internal to the Department of Psychiatry in this or other affiliates; daily/weekly case presentation at internal rounds; contact with significant collateral members of the patient support network; establishment of clinically appropriate post-treatment aftercare plan and contact with community providers/agencies/resources; contribution to the education and training of mental health clinicians, to include clinical supervision of students and trainees. Timely and accurate documentation is a must. The mental health clinician is responsible for formulating the plan of care and coordinating treatment for the patient while in the program. The clinician is also responsible for treatment plan updates, after care planning and written documentation of the discharge plan, including all treatment interventions provided while the patient was in our care. Able to demonstrate professional flexibility and effectively coordinate high acuity patient care with multiple providers within and outside of our health network. EDUCATION : Applicant must have a necessary education (Master's degree minimum in Social Work). Applicant must hold current State of Vermont, Social Work License. A valid LICSW license is required to apply for this position. Training or certification may be required in a specific area: Case Management, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention, Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD , or Substance Use Treatment.

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