Job Title:  CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 1 - UNDERFILL

Position Description

Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health (SNAMHS) is recruiting for a Clinical Social Worker 1 at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.  This recruitment maybe used to underfill a Clinical Social Worker 2.  Incumbents receive training and gain experience while working toward licensure by the Board of Examiners for Social Work.  Progression to the next level in the series may occur after meeting the minimum qualifications, satisfactory performance, and with endorsement of the appointing authority.

Clinical Social Workers perform client evaluations and assessments through interviews with families and friends and review of medical records including social, developmental, and medical history. Incumbents will perform crisis interventions; follow established protocols and policy in order to protect clients, staff, family, and others potentially at risk due to client behavior; recommend and complete documentation for voluntary and involuntary hospitalization. Duties include overseeing the delivery of professional services, responsibility for staff coverage, space and equipment needs, budget development and monitoring, developing policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, program guidelines, and agency policy.

This is a full-time position that may include weekend and holiday shifts. Incumbents will be working an innovative variable schedule with overtime after 40 hours in a week.

Positions at this level receive direct supervision while performing all or part of the duties described in the series concept.  

SNAMHS vaccination protocol, based on the guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), requires that all State of Nevada staff who work with vulnerable populations in state-operated, licensed health care settings be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-10_0/

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work and an internship approved by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers.

The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

• The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.

Special Requirements