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Social Worker, Residential Category Clinician - Counselor. Therapists. Social Worker. Psychologist. Job Locations US-MN-Maple Grove Type Regular Part-Time About Us We are a psychiatric healthcare system, dedicated to providing mental healthcare for all, with seven locations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and two additional sites located in Rochester and Mankato. With a robust benefits package, career advancement opportunities, and great workplace culture, we value our employees and the work they do each day for our patients and families. Our services span the full continuum of care for patients, with a variety of roles and opportunities for job-seekers looking for more than a job, but a place where you can grow in your career. Responsibilities Hours for this role can either be every other weekend or every weekend, 8a-430p The Residential Services Social Worker carries a regular caseload at the PrairieCare Residential Treatment Center, serving ages 10-18. This position focuses on facilitating groups, treatment planning, discharge planning, care coordination, care conference meetings, communication with caretakers, community providers, and others involved in the care of our patients. Collaborates daily with the multidisciplinary team to advance the plan of care. Uphold and apply Social Work knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioral health practices and principles. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the psychosocial services for patients and share social work expertise with members of the treatment team within the average length of stay of 30-90 days. Facilitate weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and create master treatment plans/update treatment plans. Develop and revise treatment and complex discharge plans and communicate these with patients, caretakers, the treatment team, and direct care staff. Provide psychoeducation to patients, caretakers, the treatment team, and direct care staff regarding diagnosis, symptom. management, recommendations, discharge plans (including leading care conferences and discharge meetings), safety plans, patient rights, financial impact issues, and other pertinent patient care matters. Communicate effectively with external providers, agencies, and government and private payer networks to develop relationships and refer patients to the next appropriate levels of care. Lead adolescent psychoeducation groups. Oriented to ethically provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, age-appropriate care. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Social Work required. Master's degree in Social Work preferred. LSW license required, LGSW or LICSW preferred. One year work/internship experience in social work, behavioral health care, or related field required. Experience in healthcare setting is preferred. Experience using electronic health records preferred. Knowledge, experience and understanding of coordinating care within a multidisciplinary team of providers. Experience using Microsoft Office products including Word, Teams, Outlook. Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations. Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks. Skills necessary to communicate effectively and efficiently both verbally and in writing. PrairieCare is a psychiatric healthcare system experiencing rapid growth in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. With multiple sites across the metro, including locations in Rochester and Mankato, PrairieCare has quickly grown to become one of Minnesota's largest providers of mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families. PrairieCare does not discriminate against any person based on race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admissions, treatment, or participation in its programs, services, activities, or employment. PrairieCare is an Affirmative Action Employer/Equal Opportunity Employer supporting Veterans, Disabled, and ther protected individuals and is committed to a diverse workforce. PrairieCare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email hr@prairie-care.com for assistance. Offers of employment from PrairieCare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background studies. PrairieCare does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability or age in admissions, treatment or participation in its programs, services, adolescents and their families. PrairieCare is an Affirmative Action Employer/Equal Opportunity Employer Offers of employment from PrairieCare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background studies.