MU Healthcare is looking for a passionate and empathetic Behavioral Health Social Worker to join our dynamic team! If you thrive in fast-paced environments and find fulfillment in making a meaningful impact, this is the role for you. As an integral part of our interdisciplinary team, you'll assess and stabilize patients in an acute care inpatient psychiatric setting, playing a vital role in their aftercare planning. Join us in this rewarding mission of compassion and excellence!

Location: Columbia, MissouriShift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, occasional weekend, holidayDepartment: MUPC Case ManagementSalary Range: $25.32 to $39.99 based on experience

ABOUT US

MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 50 specialty clinics located throughout the region.

As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.

Employee Benefits

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one.

• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays.

• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.

• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).

• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more.

See a comprehensive list of benefits .

Essential Functions:

• Complete social service assessments of patients requiring inpatient psychiatric evaluations and care. Contact family members and community providers; collect collateral information to contribute to a comprehensive assessment and development of care plan.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge and skills to provide therapeutic interventions (individual, family, and group therapies) in order to support patients in the stabilization of acute psychiatric symptoms and modulation of maladaptive behaviors that will allow them to meet their treatment goals/objectives and move quickly to the next step on continuum of care. Provide family counseling and education.
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team (physicians, nursing, and occupational therapy, recreation therapy) to develop and implement patient treatment plans. Review of the treatment plan is daily during the treatment team meetings. Work with other departments to coordinate services. Serve as a resource to ensure appropriate utilization of services.
• Develop individualized aftercare plans for patients, which connect each patient with mental health and other community resources as needed. Maintain documentation that meets all hospital and regulatory standards for care. Maintain regular contact with patient's families, community supports, and outpatient providers with the consent of the patient.
• Gather data, compile information, and prepare reports. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Maintain knowledge and expertise in electronic software tools, Cerner, All Scripts/ECIN, etc. Participate in appropriate hospital committee activities.
• May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure by the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers board.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong preference will be given to candidates who received licensed supervision in a behavioral health environment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.