Social Worker (MSW) or Mental Health Counselor (MHC)

Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital is an 86 bed inpatient psychiatric hospital and outpatient center in Panama City, Florida with two satellite outpatient centers located in the Florida Panhandle: Blue Springs Outpatient Center in Marianna & Okaloosa Outpatient Center in Fort Walton Beach.  Our specialized multidisciplinary treatment services are provided by highly trained psychiatrists, therapists, addiction counselors, nurses, and activities therapists.

                                                                                     

The MSW/MHC provides for the delivery and documentation of age/population specific psychotherapy and social services.  Assists family members and referral sources with continuum of care from the admission process through discharge planning.    

 

Essential Job Duties:

• Complete psychosocial assessment appropriate to patient type and reason for referral.
• Provides clinically sound individual, family, and group therapies within required time frames and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Provide quality documentation for psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, therapies, court reports, discharge planning, staffing, Baker Act hearings and medical records within required time frames.
• Promotes safe and therapeutic interdisciplinary patient care through consultation and supervision, effective communication, interactions with and training of direct care staff as needed, and milieu interventions.