Social Worker - LCSW
Profession: Behavioral Health
Specialty: Clinical Social Worker
Duration: Full Time
Shift: Days
Hours per Shift: 40
Experience: Minimum years of experience required
License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Professional Counselor (LPC), or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) preferred
Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Clinical Competency Assessment required
Must-Have: Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related discipline from an accredited educational institution
Description:
This position provides evidence-based culturally relevant outpatient behavioral health treatment for those experiencing behavioral, emotional, and/or mental disorders.
Clinical services include individual, group, family, and marital therapy, as well as bio-psychosocial assessments, diagnostic evaluation, care coordination, and crisis intervention.
The clinician is an actively engaged member of the multidisciplinary treatment team to support individuals and families.
The clinician maintains the patient electronic health record with timely documentation of services in accordance with established policies and procedures and regulatory bodies.
The clinician follows and maintains established clinical productivity standards.
This position provides after-hours crisis intervention services on a shared rotating basis.
Clinicians who are not yet licensed will receive clinical supervision that meets licensure requirements, focusing on the appropriate delivery of twelve core functions: screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, therapy, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and records keeping, and consultation.
This organization is a non-profit health consortium that serves the health interests of residents.
It sees employees as its strongest assets and prioritizes their development and the organization’s by aiding in their professional advancement.
Working here is more than a job; it is a fulfilling career.
Generous benefits are offered, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, vision benefits, life insurance, and long and short-term disability.
Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job:
Implement culturally relevant screening, assessment, diagnosing, treatment planning, and evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy to meet the needs of clients served.
Utilize trauma-informed care in all aspects of patient, employee, and community interactions.
Integrate mental health and substance use disorder interventions based on the results of individualized assessments and treatment planning.
Develop individualized treatment plans and treatment reviews based on individual needs.
Provide care coordination, advocacy, motivational interviewing, bio-psychosocial education, and skill development.
Maximize access to care and effective utilization of care by focusing on improving coping strategies, skills, promoting self-care, self-understanding, and symptom management.
Communicate and collaborate with clinical and paraprofessional team members to achieve individualized treatment goals.
Provide crisis intervention services within normal clinic hours.
Provide shared rotating after-hours crisis and emergency services.
Maintain complete, timely, and accurate documentation of all services within the electronic health record, including assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, screening tools, and discharge plans as required by policies and procedures.
Self-monitor and fulfill licensure requirements as required by the licensing board.
Adhere to patient confidentiality, sharing, and release of information per HIPAA and organizational policy.
Coordinate care within the health system and local community social agencies to assure appropriate referrals for optimal individualized care.
Attend, engage, and professionally participate in staff meetings, training, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Consistently meet productivity expectations to support ongoing patient access to timely care.
Promptly respond to coding and audit requests in a respectful, professional, and timely fashion.
Complete all required provider enrollment expectations and documentation.
Other duties as assigned.
Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required:
Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related discipline from an accredited educational institution is required.
Licensed as Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Professional Counselor (LPC), or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) preferred.
Once licensure is obtained, it is a requirement to keep it current for the duration of employment.
Clinicians who are not yet licensed will receive clinical supervision to ensure appropriate delivery of behavioral health services focused on screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, therapy, case management, crisis intervention, patient education, referral, reports, and records keeping, and consultation.
A valid driver’s license is required or can be obtained within six months of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) within three months is required.
Organizational Clinical Competency within three months and every three years thereafter is required.
Experience Required:
Experience and expertise with behavioral health assessment and diagnoses are required.
Ability to provide assessment, treatment plans, and referral for patients of all ages is necessary.
Knowledge of behavioral health assessment and diagnostic evaluation criteria is required.
Experience with treatment plan development and patient/family-centered goals and objectives is necessary.
