KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
Demonstrated competence in Social Work or Nursing. Commitment to ethical practice of social work principles (patient self-determination, privacy, dignity, cultural sensitivity) Knowledge of behavioral health conditions, evidence based guidelines, mental health risk assessment, and patient education preferred. Critical thinking skills. Ability to manage complex mental health issues utilizing assessment skills and protocols. Excellent assessment and triage skills. Ability to implement evidence base interventions and protocols for mental health conditions. Ability to travel to work in the physician offices, attend meetings and conferences as needed. Demonstrates customer focused interpersonal skills, and the ability with the understanding of cultural diversity to interact in an effective manner with practitioners, patients, and families. Demonstrates ability to work autonomously and be directly accountable for practice. Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate individual and group decision-making. Demonstrates ability to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment. Demonstrates leadership qualities including time management, verbal and written communication skills, listening skills, problem solving, critical thinking, analysis skills and decision-making, priority setting, work delegation, and work organization. Demonstrates ability to develop positive, longitudinal relationships and set appropriate boundaries with patients/families Demonstrates excellent communication--both verbal and written. Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills. Ability to affect change, work as a productive and effective team member, and adapt to changing needs/priorities. Demonstrates effective time management, priority setting, work delegation and work organization. WORKING CONDITIONS/
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. Constant Sitting, near vison, finger dexterity, talking, hearing, tasting/smelling. Frequent Depth perception. Frequent lifting up to 10 lbs. Occasional Standing, walking, lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, squatting, crawling, far vision. Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. ·
NOTICE REGARDING LATEX SENSITIVITY IN APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
It has been determined that Covenant HealthCare cannot provide a latex safe or latex free work environment at any of its facilities. Unfortunately, that means that any individual, including an applicant or an employee, is likely to be exposed to latex while on Covenant’s premises. Therefore, latex tolerance is considered to be an essential function for any position with Covenant.