$22.40 – $35.84 Hourly
$46,591 – $74,545 Annually
This position is a Pay Band 65
Posting Details
This posting will be used for 30 days to conduct ongoing recruitment and will remain open until the position and/or positions have been filled.
Why does the job exist?
Incumbent will be responsible for overseeing discharge planning activities for all patients served within one of the Adult Psychiatric Division (APD). This may include direct care case assignment or quality control efforts.
How does it get done?
Incumbent will provide clinical and medical social work for NMBHI/APD. Assist in the evaluation and assessment of the patients’ psychosocial stressors and needs that lead to the clinically appropriate treatment, placement and outpatient follow-up services. Provide immediate and ongoing comprehensive discharge planning.
Who are the customers?
Patients/Residents/Clients
Ideal Candidate
Ideal candidate will have:
Experience working with treatment planning;
Experience working with providing direct effective treatment to patients;
Experience working with various psychotherapeutic modalities;
Experience working with mental illness;
Must be licensed in accordance with the Social Work Practice Act,
Sections 61-31-1 through 61-31-25 NMSA 1978, and 16.63.1 through 16-63-20 NMAC.
Minimum Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Social Sciences, Social Work or Counseling and two (2) years of experience in mental health and/or substance abuse counseling. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below.
Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
Education Experience Education Experience 1 High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 6 years of experience OR High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 6 years of experience 2 Associate’s degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 4 years of experience Associate’s degree or higher in any field AND 6 years of experience 3 Bachelor’s degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 2 years of experience 4 Master’s degree or higher in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 0 years of experience
• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of “semester hours” in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.
Employment Requirements
1. SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITIONS–This position ls designated as safely sensitive. Employment Is subject to pre-employment and random testing. In accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state law, rules, and regulations in relation to alcohol and/or drug testing. Employment ls subject to nationwide criminal background check and is conditional pending results.
2. CRIMINAL RECORDS BACKGROUND CHECK-Must successfully complete post offer pre-employment criminal records background check. Employment is conditional pending the results of criminal records background checks. Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. Successful completion of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Working Conditions
Position will perform work primarily in an office setting with extensive computer and phone usage and exposure to Visual Nidec Display Terminal. Lifting up to thirty (30) pounds may be required. Effective O 1 /01/2015, the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute became a 100% Tobacco Free/E-Cigarette Free Campus. As such, no tobacco, tobacco products or E-Clgarette products are permitted on any part of the campus.
Supplemental Information
Benefits:
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Agency Contact Information:Pablo Garcia (505) 454-2371 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.