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Social Worker 1

Salary

$4,116.67 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS6.5.25SW1

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

06/05/2025

Closing Date

6/10/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This vacancy is located in the SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) plus:

A master's degree in social work.

NOTE:

Permanent status will not be granted in this job title without LMSW or LCSW licensure in Louisiana; Certified Social Worker (CSW) credential will not be accepted for granting permanent status.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=167660) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

The incumbent of this position serves a population of early, middle, and late adulthood and receives direct supervision from a Social Worker 5-B.

35% Social Work Duties and Functions/Discharge Planning: Develops in cooperation with the patient an appropriate discharge and aftercare plan. Documents the discharge plan on the social assessments and the treatment plan and updates it as needed. Locates suitable Permanent Supportive Housing, placements in nursing, group, or licensed boarding homes for those patients unable to return home or require placement. Provide agencies with required information for referrals. Schedules all aftercare appointments at local MHCs, SACs, private providers, and/or agencies as needed for continuity of care. Coordinates with regional SPOE's, or the SMO, for the smooth transition of care from the hospital setting to the community or the next level of service delivery. Establishes and maintains effective professional relationships with other agencies and professional care givers. Complete all DHH/ OBH/ COC aftercare referral documentation for chart and agencies' needs. Document all aftercare appointments and other referrals on discharge forms, progress notes and Continuity of Care/ OMHIIS database.

20% Social Work Duties Functions/ Clinical Interventions and Progress Documentation: Conducts goals directed and supportive individual and group treatment with affected adult patients. Conducts family treatment with patient's significant others as needed. Implements appropriate treatment interventions and explain the treatment plan to the patient. Encourages patient and significant others to actively participate in treatment through didactic discourse and appropriate professional feedback. Document Active treatment summaries on each patient chart specifying the patient's progress towards treatment objectives and goals, and response to interventions and reason for continued stay using the BIRP documentation method. Documents daily, for billing, all social services provided. Documents daily pertinent information needed by other treatment team providers for optimal care.

20% Social Work Duties and Functions/Psychosocial Assessment: Collects and integrates social assessment information from patient, family, and other available resources into a complete social assessment within agency delineated timelines. Provides for ongoing monitoring of patients' commitment status.

20% Social Work Duties and Functions/ Treatment Planning: Participates in the development of the Master Treatment Plan Position Description SCS will keep this document for six (6) years. Page 3 of 5 using S.M.A.R.T. method. Presents social assessment to the multi-disciplinary team to be used in formulating the problems, treatment goals and corresponding patient objectives, or lack of, and record same on the Master Treatment Plan and update forms found in the chart. Documents on treatment plan method the presenting problem, treatment objectives, the treatment interventions the patient will receive from social services staff, the discharge plan and signature. Complete the Patient Information Program (PIP) forms corresponding with the treatment plan activity. Give ongoing verbal feedback to the treatment team on the patients' progress each day during morning rounds. Maintain high degree of professionalism with all staff disciplines and members of the treatment team to promote team cohesion and effectiveness.

5% Participate in educational trainings that are mandatory for accreditation and licensure of the facility, including but not limited to, CPR, CPI, and First Aid. Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor/designee to maintain continuity and quality, accreditation and licensure requirements. Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor, but not listed, for the smooth operation of the unit/building and/or the facility.

Maintains current, valid, and unencumbered motor vehicle operator’s license.

Adheres to all rules, regulations, policies and procedures of LDH, OBH, Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System and Civil Services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to verbally communicate with patients, peers, or other professionals via face to face or on the telephone.

• Ability to read, write, calculate and communicate in writing.

• Ability to operate a computer for extended periods of time.

• Ability to work under stressful conditions without losing composure.

• Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and meet changing deadlines.

• Ability to work core hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

• Ability to work 40 hours a week.

• Ability to work overtime as required.

• Ability to bend, reach or grab files being removed and replaced in a filing cabinet.

• Ability to maintain stamina during work day.

• Ability to think analytically and make decisions and adjust to change.

• Ability to distinguish colors.

• Ability to remember details.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

• Ability to use effective professional writing skills

Position-Specific Details:

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

This position will be filled as a Social Worker 1

SPECIAL ENTRANCE RATE (SER) OF PAY: Social Worker 1-$1,900.00-bi-weekly / $23.75-hourly

Premium Pay: From $2.00 to $5.00 per hour for facility longevity pay

How To Apply:

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list all work experience.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

LDH- ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, LA 70748

225-634-0680

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

03

Are you a current employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you possess a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) licensure?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, license NUMBER, issuing STATE, and the EXPIRATION date.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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