Mental Health Social Worker

Job Details
Level
Undisclosed
Job Location
Main Hospital - Los Angeles, CA
Remote Type
N/A
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Graduate Degree
Salary Range
$26.48 - $28.09
Travel Percentage
Undisclosed
Job Shift
Undisclosed
Job Category
Undisclosed
Description
Mental Health Social Worker
Full Time
Social Services
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center located in Los Angeles, is a non-profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive mental health services for Children, Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and Adults suffering from mental illness in the Greater Los Angeles area. The organization consists of a standalone fifty five (55) bed hospital and six outlying outpatient facilities that have anywhere from fourteen (14) beds to one hundred and thirty four (134) beds. The organization has approximately four hundred (400) employees.
We are hiring a motivated Mental Health Social Worker. Primary responsibilities of the MHSW on the adult/adolescent impatient units are the ability to complete a comprehensive psychosocial assessment, execute appropriate discharge planning, to provide individual, family and group therapies; knowledge related to DSM diagnoses, crisis intervention, mandatory reporting, age specific issues, and cultural competency.
Minimum Experience Required

• Successful experience or psychiatric internship providing individual, family and group therapy.

Minimum Education Required

• Masters Degree from an accredited school of social work, or Degree in Behavioral Sciences from an accredited university.

Essential Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
• Proven ability to work with adolescents, adults and families.
• Functional knowledge of individual, group, and family psychotherapy.
• Ability to function effectively and efficiently as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team.

Physical Strength

• Light work: able to lift a maximum of 20 pounds

Gateways offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits (medical and dental insurance; 403b Retirement Plan with company contribution, Supplemental Insurance plans, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance program, Flexible Spending plan, paid Vacation, Sick Time, Personal Holidays and paid Holidays).
Location: Los Angeles / Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Status: (1) Full-Time / Non-Exempt / Union