Job Title:  CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 2

Position Description

Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) is recruiting for a Clinical Social Worker 2 at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

In addition, incumbents will participate in treatment planning and implementation by attending treatment team meetings, case conferences, or client sessions; report direct observations regarding client progress and recommend changes in the treatment plan as appropriate; evaluate necessary daily living skills and educational and vocational service needs; develop and coordinate treatment plans and implement interventions with clients in order to achieve treatment goals. Incumbents will also have knowledge on utilizing the recovery model and on ensuring compliance with CMS standards, as well as established laws, regulations, and SNAMHS policies.

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 allocated to this level perform the broad range of duties described in the series concept and are consistent with the license requirements established by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers. 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

• Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers.

The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

• The exam will consist of an application and resume evaluation. It is essential that applications/resumes 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