Social Worker

Position SummaryFirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area. We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare. *Great Benefits Package*Free FirstHealth Fitness Membership*New Grads Welcome to Apply!   ResponsibilitiesInpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker Job SummaryParticipates as member of the multidisciplinary teamCoordinates services with community mental health centers and other agencies to provide continuity of treatment.Provides services with consideration of the physical, psychosocial, cultural/spiritual, and age-specific needs of those servedPerforms individual and family counselingConducts therapeutic groups with patientsMeets regulatory agency requirements in provision of servicesTeaches/directs/advises/informs others in an appropriate mannerReports/records information correctly QualificationsInpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker QualificationsBSW or MSW from an accredited school of social work. LCSW or LCSW-A preferred.New grads welcome to apply!One to two years' experience in a mental health program preffered, preferably psychiatric facility. Knowledge of area agencies, DSM IV diagnoses and treatment, and reimbursement issues.Communicates effectively with a wide range of age groups, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific populations. Appropriate level of Crisis Intervention. BCLS.