Oklahoma State Department of Health Jobs (1)

Summary :

This position is responsible for complex and difficult clinical social work services and provides both program delivery and client intervention functions requiring intensive case management activities and extensive professional, diagnostic and treatment activities.

Though not exclusively, this position operates as a Maternal and Child Health Social Worker. As such, this individual is expected to promote and prioritize the mission and objectives of the Maternal and Child Health Service to improve the physical and mental health, safety, and well-being of the Oklahoma maternal and child health (MCH) population.

Position Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Completes entry-level assessments, interventions, and evaluations within the county health department community setting.
• Evaluates the needs of individuals and families with their consideration to their physical health, psychological health, and family structure to develop a treatment plan for the relevant concerns and provide a warm hand-off to the appropriate community resources for these identified need(s).
• May provide short-term solution-focused individual therapy to individuals with psychological, medical, neurological, speech / language, and / or developmental problems.
• Provides appropriate referrals within family planning, child health, maternity and other pertinent clinic areas to ensure the client’s needs are being met.
• Serves as a primary resource to social service providers in case of rape, teen pregnancy, and mental health needs.
• Acts as an advocate for the client; supports self-advocacy efforts, and supports client in exercising rights, choices and responsibilities.
• Participates in staff conferences for the purpose of overall program planning.
• Consults with individual and community organizations on the improvement of existing resources.
• Provides education, consultation, and technical assistance to professional staff, community organizations, agencies and other groups.
• Serves as a resource for each clinic site in the region, traveling to each on a regular and as-needed basis to address the community need in each site.
• Work effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.

Other Duties :

• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.

Minimum Qualifications :

Level I :

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Upon appointment, incumbents designated by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall complete certification in one of the following required Departmental sponsored training in case management : Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager - Adult;

Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager - Child, Adolescent and Family; or Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager - Dual Certification.

Some positions with the Oklahoma State Department of Health may require current Oklahoma licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Level II :

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and two years of professional social work experience.

Level III :

Requirements at this level consist of a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and four years of professional social work experience.

Preferred Qualifications :

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Valued Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Level I :

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of principles and practices of social work : of current social and health problems;
• of the principles of family health and psychosocial aspects of human relations; of community, state and national health and welfare resources;

of psychosocial terminology; of the principles of interviewing; of social assistance requirements; and of psychosocial treatment techniques.

Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and choosing an appropriate course of action;

to make decisions; and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Level II :

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of principles and practices of social work : of current social and health problems;
• of the principles of family health and psychosocial aspects of human relations; of community, state and national health and welfare resources;
• of psychosocial terminology; of the principles of interviewing; of social assistance requirements; of psychosocial treatment techniques;

of casework principles and methods; of systems development and community organizations; of therapeutic treatment; and of psychiatric and medical terminology.

Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and choosing an appropriate course of action;

to make decisions; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to consult with staff and agencies; and to effectively treat health and emotional problems.

Level III :

This is the specialist level where employees perform complex and difficult clinical social work services, and provide both program delivery and client intervention functions requiring intensive case management activities and extensive professional, diagnostic and treatment activities.

Conducts family and individual therapy with only minimal supervision. Acts as client’s advocate with outside service agencies.

Advocates on behalf of broader social issues that affect client populations. Participates in community organization activities with private, community, and public groups and agencies in the development of community resources.

Some employees at this level may act as back-up supervisor, or serve as an assistant to the clinical social worker supervisor.

Supervisory duties at this level consist of providing consultation, guidance and assistance to lower level clinical social worker.

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

While performing the duties of the job, employees are frequently required to stand, walk, lift, and reach. Must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position.

Combination of office, vehicle, and homes. Travel may include traveling during inclement weather.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS :

If education, certification or licensure is required to meet qualifications, applicants must provide documentation at the time of interview.

All applicants are subject to a background check and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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Click on 'Find Jobs-Internal State of Oklahoma'. Job Address Muskogee County, Oklahoma United States