at Illinois Department of Human Services in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Location: Hines, IL, US, 60141
Job Requisition ID: 37720
Closing Date/Time: 06/03/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary (Eff 7/1/24) $6,005-$8,678/month ($72,060-$104,136/year)
Job Type: Salaried
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 4
Plan/BU: RC063
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Social Worker II for the Madden Mental Health Center located in Hines, Illinois to administer highly responsible and professional social work principles and techniques in the evaluation, problem identification and treatment of adults manifesting complex emotional and psycho-social disorders on an assigned unit; determines and develops sources of information to facilitate treatment. Evaluates community provider services for future placement. Develops treatment strategies and evaluates group, individual and family counseling. Provides consultation to community agencies.
Job Responsibilities
- Administers highly responsible and professional social work principles and techniques in the evaluation, problem identification and treatment of adults manifesting complex emotional and psycho-social disorders on an assigned unit.
- Determines and develops sources of information to facilitate treatment. Evaluates clinical problems for patients.
- Evaluates community provider services for future placement in light of needs of individual patients.
- Develops treatment strategies and evaluates group, individual and family counseling.
- Completes documentation in the clinical record in accordance with hospital policy and Joint Commission standards.
- Makes referrals to appropriate Linkage Case Management and Assertive Community teams and community agencies, Intermediate Care Facilities and other professionals considering patients level of care and aftercare needs.
- Provides consultation to community agencies, other professionals, families and other Division of Mental Health (DMH)/Developmental Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) facilities regarding appropriate services for patients.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
