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About the Role

Assist patients and their families in making psychosocial adaptations specific to their diagnosis regarding mental/behavioral health, while facilitating eligibility determination for social programs and funding resources. Apply optimal utilization of health care services and community resources in accordance with the principles of human growth and development. Assess, plan, implement, deliver, monitor, and evaluate options and services required to address a patient's individualized plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to achieve discharge goals.

Responsibilities

Conducts a psychosocial assessment, evaluating patient/family psychosocial risk factors
Collaborates with other professions to coordinate, implements & follow-up on the Psychosocial Plan of Care
Identifies problems/needs in the department and participates in the problem-solving process
Participates in Program Development for Purposes of Improved Quality of Care and Service Delivery
Serves as a resource to other interdisciplinary team members regarding medical and or legal reporting guidelines
Provides evidence based, and client centered therapy to help patients and their families cope with their medical, behavioral, or mental health conditions
Demonstrates ability to apply different therapeutic modalities for patient as indicated by patient needs and are accepted in mainstream social work practice

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work required
LMSW or LCSW license from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council required

Location

Austin, Texas

Work Type

Full-time

Education Level

Master's degree

About the Company

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.
Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends.
There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care.
Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services.
Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.
Join a community of more than 15,000 dedicated team members.

Equal Opportunity

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.