Are you a dedicated and compassionate Certified Master Social Worker with a passion for making a lasting impact on the lives of youth in need? DHHS, Division of Children and Family Services has an exciting new program - Therapeutic Family Care (TFC). This is a program that will provide clinical care coordination to high tiers in foster care and clinical crisis services, with the outcome of serving the youth in community-based care to prevent a more restrictive institutional placement. Work is completed in a non-institutional setting.

Will consider those with a Master Social Worker degree who are not licensed

Under limited supervision, the CMSW:

• Performs Licensed Certified Master's level professional social work in determining patient needs and providing complex therapeutic services;
• Completes behavioral health assessment and determination for TFC program eligibility.
• Leads a care coordination team for each eligible youth.
• Serves as a member on interdisciplinary teams to participate in care plans for assigned youth, as applicable; provides clinical guidance to social workers, direct staff, practicum students, and/or volunteers.
• Work is performed under the supervision of a CMSW Supervisor, Nurse Administrator, or Administrator. Performs related work as assigned.

For clinical programs with assigned patients:

• Provides clinical care coordination consultation to social work and social work support staff.
• Conducts comprehensive behavioral health assessments on an assigned caseload, as applicable.
• Conducts individual, family, and provider team meetings to assist clients and families in plan of care, as applicable.
• Compiles social and behavioral information from various sources. Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team; provides information regarding a client’s social history and psychosocial assessments and addressing specific client needs; participates in the development of a client’s active plan of care.
• Monitors and evaluates patients’ progress toward established goals of discharge; provides recommendations to members of an interdisciplinary treatment team to adjust a client’s treatment plan.

For clinical programs with quality oversight:

• Conduct research of medical records, case files, reports, journals, and other pertinent documentation to verify compliance with federal regulations.
• Serves as liaison with service agencies consulting on member cases to ensure efficiency and continuity in providing services.
• Conducts follow-up assessments and evaluations and provides assistance in resource development and in policy and program development and evaluation.

Qualifications / Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

MSW – Master’s degree in social work.

CMSW - Master's degree in social work and two years of Master Social Worker experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Any combination of training and/or work experience that will enable the incumbent to possess the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Positions allocated to the Certified Master Social Worker class for clinical programs may perform work in this class with a provisional certification.

Hiring rate:

Master Social Worker – $26.440

Certified Master Social Worker - $28.421

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.44 - $28.42 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Nebraska: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person