Social Worker/Clinical Counselor

Summary

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering up to $10,000 Sign on bonus for all eligible Clinical Counselors / Social Workers!

• Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time Clinical Counselor / Social Worker position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.
• Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 3 months separation from employment.

40 Hours / week, Full-time, Day shift

Maine state licensure to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Masters Social Worker - Clinical Conditional (LMSW-CC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Conditional license (LCPC-C) is required

Maine Behavioral Healthcare is seeking a Social Worker / Clinical Counselor (LCSW, LMSW-CC, LCPC or LCPC-c) to join our passionate and dedicated team at Spring Harbor Hospital! This is a position that will cover children & families and adolescents & families on different units.

Fast paced, challenging work for the right clinician who enjoys working with a multi-disciplinary team.

Set on 50 private acres, , part of , is southern Maine's only private psychiatric treatment and recovery center. Our inpatient programs for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults provide hope for those who suffer from a variety of mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders (mental illness and substance use), as well as, Maine's only hospital treatment unit for youth who experience both mental illness and a developmental disorder, such as autism.

We are fortunate to have a unique collaboration with , which allows us to offer the most complete array of psychiatric treatment, physician-training, and medical-research programs north of Boston.

Responsibilities of the Social Worker / Clinical Counselor include :

• The evaluation of psychosocial needs of patients / clients and their families, and provision of diagnostic / preventive and treatment services including individual, family, and group therapy.
• Provide complex discharge planning, coordinates aftercare services, and makes referrals for other community services based on the treatment plan.
• Works in collaboration with other health / mental health professionals and provides consultation to the treatment team regarding patient / family social and environmental needs.
• Work is performed under general supervision in accordance with institutional and social work / clinical counselor policies.
• May supervise other social workers / clinical counselors, students, or other staff.

Spring Harbor offers social workers and clinical counselors a career ladder to recognize and reward increasing levels of clinical expertise, commitment to safe patient and family care, and quality patient outcomes.

The focus of the clinical ladder opportunities are to promote professional development, maximize formal advancement opportunities, and create an environment that promotes a high level of quality patient and family care.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Education : Master’s degree in Social Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. License / Certifications : Maine state licensure to practice as a LCSW, LMSW-CC, LCPC, or LCPC-c is required.

Licensure by the Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker preferred. Licensure by the Maine Board of Counseling Professionals.

Certification by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work preferred. Experience : 2+ years of work experience in a health or mental health setting preferred.

Knowledge of social work theories, therapies and techniques, as used in individual, family and group treatment, as well principles of social welfare Able to teach basic social work principles and applications to the medical setting Proficiency in psychosocial assessment and treatment and considerable knowledge of community resources and agencies and how to use them in resolving complex problems related to health, illness and disability Membership in Academy of Certified Social Workers preferred