The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.
We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more!
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this position is to provide clinical and recreational services to children in the FOCUS Program using evidence-based therapeutic treatment and assessment modalities. This position works closely with the school staff in FOCUS in creating a therapeutic milieu and allows the child to return to his or her home school.
Characteristic Duties:
1. Conducts intake assessments and completes databases on patients to identify areas of psychosocial dysfunction and establish a treatment plan appropriate to the age of the patients served at FOCUS.
2. Provides evidence based counseling and psychotherapy modalities and techniques to assigned clients, contending with a variety of acute and chronic psychiatric disorders.
3. Establishes a schedule of patient and family contacts that will meet the productivity expectations established for the program
4. Maintains current documentation of all clinical services provided in accordance with departmental standards.
5. Attends and participates in all clinical and administrative departmental meetings as appropriate to assigned responsibilities
6. Provides clinical consultation and educational programs to departmental staff and other Broadlawns Medical Center and community agency/program personnel as appropriate
7. Maintains active involvement with in services training experiences as well as out of agency educational opportunities to foster continuous professional growth
8. Completes telephone requests for authorizations with managed care companies
9. Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Social Work or Counseling field form an approved educational program
- Licensed as a LISW, LMSW, or LMHC certification by the State of Iowa
- One year of supervised clinical experience in a mental health or human services organization
- Ability to work cooperatively with at multi disciplinary team
Broadlawns is an equal opportunity employer
Work Shift
8a-4:30p (United States of America)Benefits (FT/PT)
Retirement - IPERS
Education Assistance
Employee Health & Wellness
PTO
Free Parking
Health Insurance
Supplemental Insurance
529 College Savings Plan
And more!
Broadlawns Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Skills Required
- Masters Degree in Social Work or Counseling from an approved educational program
- Licensed as a LISW, LMSW, or LMHC by the State of Iowa
- One year of supervised clinical experience in a mental health or human services organization
- Ability to work cooperatively with a multidisciplinary team
What We Do
Broadlawns Medical Center is Polk County’s community hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate, and accessible healthcare for everyone. As a nonprofit safety net hospital and teaching facility, it offers a comprehensive range of services including acute care, emergency medicine, behavioral health, and specialty clinics, ensuring that the most vulnerable and uninsured populations have access to essential medical care.
