Posting Description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

• Counseling: Provide case management and individual and group counseling services to patients.
• Patient Interviewing: Conducts patient and family interviews in a professional and thorough manner.
• Patient Teaching: Presents educational modules to enhance patient communication skills, coping skills, assertive behavior, etc.
• Treatment Planning: Attends staff meetings and participates in the formulation of treatment and discharge plans.
• Charting: Monitors, measures, and documents patient progress during treatment.
  
  

Job Knowledge

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling or related field.
• Must be Licensed Master Social Worker, Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate.
• Two years’ clinical experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting is highly desirable.
• The incumbent must have good verbal and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to work with adult and geriatric patients.