PSYCHIATRIC CASEWORKER 2

The Position Psychiatric Caseworkers monitor the treatment and progress of mentally ill or developmentally disabled clients, perform day treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation activities, and coordinate discharge and aftercare services, in an outpatient, inpatient, clinic, residential, treatment center, client's home and other community settings.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Psychiatric Caseworker II with the Wraparound in Nevada (WIN) Program in Las Vegas.

Wraparound in Nevada (WIN) is a community-based program that provides intensive tiered care coordination/targeted case management to children/youth with serious emotional disturbances who have complex needs across multiple domains.

WIN utilizes a screening/assessment process in partnership with youth and families to determine their needs and the appropriate level of care coordination.

WIN provides tiered care coordination that includes both High Fidelity Wraparound (HFW) and FOCUS.

Both models are embedded in the System of Care values and principles and place the child/youth and their family at the center of all planning.

This position performs a variety of duties across community-based settings including youth and family homes.

Duties include developing, coordinating, and monitoring plans of care, coordinating, and collaborating with community service providers, and partnering with youth and their families to develop and facilitate child and family team meetings.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

*THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.

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