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Yoakum Community Hospital has provided healthcare since 1922. The 23-bed critical access hospital operates as a not-for-profit hospital managed by Community Hospital Corporation of Plano, Texas. Patients benefit from the latest medical technology along with comprehensive healthcare delivered by highly skilled physicians, nurses and professional staff. Our dedication to providing comprehensive healthcare services with compassion, dignity and respect demonstrates our standard of quality healthcare and superior service to our community.

The LCSW is responsible for providing high quality patient care, displaying good skills in assessment, psychodiagnosis, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning.

OTHER MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures patient dignity and respects patient values. Operates within ethical standards.
• Able to assess and reassess the needs of the patient. Performs proper documentation of assessments.
• Able to communicate needs of patients.
• Completes psychosocial evaluations on assigned patients in a timely fashion. Displays good interviewing, diagnostic, and report-writing skills. Conducts therapies in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs. Provides efficient discharge planning throughout treatment process. Completes progress notes and assessments according to program procedures. Completes individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• An active member of the interdisciplinary team. Effectively participations in the referral development process.
• Conducts individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and group therapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of therapy principles and good treatment technique.
• Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient, family, nursing staff, and attending physician. Shows good knowledge of referral placement process and available community resources.
• Provides ongoing education to patient and family, as needed. Conducts educational group sessions, displaying good theoretical knowledge of subject matter and effective communication skills in presenting material.
• Communicates effectively with families and agencies, conveying a positive, professional image. Provides resources and support for patient before, during, and after treatment of patient. Actively involved in measuring patient performance.
• Communicates results and trends to Director on ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc. Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance improvement process. Actively participates in department processes as required. Brings to Director's attention significant issues related to program functioning.
• Performs inpatient assessment duties as directed by the Psychiatrist on a monthly rotating weekend schedule.
• Abides by Hospital policies and procedures as set forth in the Employee Handbook.
• Assures all tasks performed are in compliance with related State and Federal guidelines, rules, and regulations.
• Performs clinical supervision of care provided by LMSW(s) per state regulations.

Requirements

• Masters Degree required; and
• Experience in hospital or office and/or training; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current License in the State of Texas required
• Current certification to perform Clinical Supervision for program LMSW(s).

Benefits

At Yoakum Community Hospital we enjoy an outstanding work environment, covered parking, comprehensive health and welfare benefits including tuition reimbursement, a generous PTO allowance, and a great company culture.

Comprehensive health and welfare benefits package is offered as part of total compensation.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) and 401(k) matching
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Flexible spending account and other benefits

In compliance with the emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and company policy, CHC and its affiliate companies require all employees to provide proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or have an approved medical or religious accommodation as a condition of employment. As a result, these conditions must be met by the first date of employment.

YCH is a drug free workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.