CA Licensed Bilingual Mandarin/English Clinician - LCSW or LPCC - Behavioral Health

Job Summary

The Collaborative Care Clinician I is an associate-level licensed behavioral health clinician reporting to the Clinical Excellence Manager. This role provides evidence-based interventions via the Collaborative Care Model to individuals (pediatric and/or adult populations) experiencing mild to moderate symptoms and utilizes evidence-based therapeutic interventions to promote symptom reduction and optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to patients, based on needs of assigned Care Pod, customizing treatment plan to individual patient needs
• Screens patients for common behavioral health and substance use disorders using PHQ9, GAD7, Columbia Suicide Risk Assessment, or other tools as required
• Maintains monitoring of patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects/complications, with a goal of reduction in symptoms
• Supports psychotropic medication management prescribed by PCPs, focusing on treatment adherence, side effects and other complications, and treatment effectiveness
• Tracks patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using a registry, records encounters in the registry and uses the system to identify and re-engage patients
• Plans specific mutual self-management goals, objectives, and interventions with action-oriented patients
• Facilitates care plan changes for patients who are not improving, including changes in medications or psychosocial treatments or appropriate referrals for additional services
• Documents patient progress and treatment recommendations in Salesforce and the electronic health record so they can be easily shared with primary care providers, the psychiatric consultant, and other treating providers
• Completes relapse prevention plan with patients who are in remission
• Edits patients about behavioral health/substance use disorders and treatment options
• Establishes mutually agreeable care management plan with the care team and patient/family
• Participates in regularly scheduled caseload consultations with psychiatric consultants
• Participates in regularly scheduled supervision sessions with clinical supervisor
• Identifies social determinant barriers and works alongside the Care Navigation Partner to assist in providing access to the correct level of internal or external care

Requirements

• Required Education, Licensure, Experience and Internet:
• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field from an accredited program
• Licensed to practice in the state of California as an associate clinician under supervision of a licensed clinician (ASW, APCC, or equivalent) OR Licensed to practice in the state of California as an independent clinician (LCSW, LPCC, or equivalent)
• Minimum 2 years experience in pediatrics as a licensed professional
• A secure, high-speed internet connection capable of supporting video conferencing and cloud-based systems
• Proficient in medical interpretation and documentation in English and Mandarin that meet industry standards

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Proficiency in evidence-based treatment approaches (Problem-Solving Treatment Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Behavioral Activation)
• Expertise in handling higher-acuity patients/situations
• Technical proficiency in a variety of platforms including EHRs, ability to quickly learn new technology
• Knowledge of/experience with behavioral health screening tools (PHQ9, GAD7, CSSRS, etc)