Description

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors of Science or Arts, preferably in social work.

Experience working with patients experiencing psychiatric and/or behavioral problems preferred. Knowledge of and experience with psychotropic medication preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration:

Eligibility for Social Work License preferred

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret instructions, documents and follow procedures. Ability to write routine reports and speak effectively with patients and their families, employees and public.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables as needed.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work flexible hours. Ability to work with children, adolescents or adults experiencing mental health disturbances or dual diagnoses.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to handle or feel objects. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel or crouch, and smell. The employee must occasionally assist or lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral; vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.