Psychiatric Social Worker
$3,000 sign-on bonus for those who are new to Virginia State service!
Free clinical supervision for those pursuing LCSW licensure status!
Located in nearby Danville Virginia, Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility, is seeking an energetic, clinically skilled, organized individual to facilitate psychosocial and recovery planning for psychiatric patients in an inpatient setting. This position will: serve as a clinical social worker providing social work services to assigned patients as needed; serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team; complete comprehensive assessments; assist in writing treatment plans; provide group and individual therapy; identify patient needs for community living, complete entitlement applications, and coordinate discharge plans.
Some of Our Outstanding Benefits Include:
13 paid holidays
Paid Family/Personal leave (4 days/year)
Paid sick leave (8 days/year)
Immediate accrual at date of hire of annual leave (12 days the first year of employment with incremental increases throughout continued employment)
16 hours of paid Community Service Leave
8 weeks of paid parental leave
Excellent health insurance options
Short and long term disability insurance at no cost to the employee
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible benefits program
Group life insurance at no cost to the employee
Additional optional life insurance at a small cost to the employee
Retirement Plan (VRS)
Minimum Qualifications
A Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) or candidate for graduation within one year with a Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work with case work/group work experience.
It is preferable that the applicant have advanced knowledge and skills in providing social work interventions, conducting assessments, mobilizing multiple community resources, and providing thorough documentation in an electronic health record (EHR). Training will be provided to those new to the field.