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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

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. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE PRIOR TO THE POSTED CLOSING DATE DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) is recruiting for a Psychiatric Caseworker II for our Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT), located in the Reno, Nevada. Psychiatric Caseworkers within Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) program provide short term case management and educational services linking families to appropriate resources, monitoring those services to insure that families are appropriately connected to the services that they need. DCFS psychiatric caseworkers complete crisis needs assessments, develop individualized treatment plan goals, and collaborate with agencies in the community to serve youth and families. Psychiatric case workers work within a team of themselves and a clinician. The Mobile Crisis Response Team triages calls from the community, responds in teams to children and adolescents in acute psychiatric and behavioral crisis in the community. Responses can take place in emergency departments, schools, homes and other community settings. This recruitment is intended to fill a variable work schedule. Some shifts are four 10 hour shifts, while others are a more traditional 8 hour shift with later hours.

This is a full time position that includes a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours per week. There is also a requirement to volunteer for some on-call shift coverage. The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS), together in partnership with families, communities and other governmental agencies provides support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential. We recognize that Nevada's families are our future and children, youth and families thrive when they live in safe permanent settings, experience a sense of sustainable emotional and physical wellbeing, and receive support to consistently make positive choices for family and the common good. DCFS is an extremely complex organization with incredibly dedicated and professional staff committed to serving Nevada's youth and families! More information on our Division and the valuable services we provide Nevada's children and families can be found at: http://dcfs.nv.gov/

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: