Lic Clncl Soc Worker

POSITION OVERVIEW

About the role

The LCSW functions as a core member of a collaborative care team that involves a psychiatrist, and other behavioral health providers in an outpatient setting. The LCSW is responsible for coordinating and supporting mental health services (including IDD/MH) within the clinic and for coordinating referrals to clinically indicated services outside the clinic. Evidence-based treatments and/or collaboration with other mental health providers may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assess or provide therapy, counseling, intervention and/or education to individuals including IDD/Mental Health, anxiety, depression diagnosis in a professional manner.
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders and provide clinically appropriate treatment based on an objective mental health assessment.
• Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and available treatment options.
• Monitor patients (in person or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
• Support psychotropic medication management prescribed by providers focusing on treatment adherence, side effects and other complications, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provide brief interventions using evidence-based techniques such as Behavioral Activation, Problem-Solving Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, or other treatments appropriate for outpatient care settings.
• Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments (e.g., CBT, IPT) as clinically indicated.
• Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up in behavioral health services.
• Track patient follow-up and clinical outcomes. Document patient visits and telephone encounters with the individual patient record within the electronic medical record.
• Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in the registry so they can be easily shared with the psychiatrist, CRNP-DNP and other treating providers.
• Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected (including medication management and other treatment modalities).
• Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside the outpatient clinic setting (e.g., social services such as but not limited to vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance abuse treatment).
• Complete timely and accurate documentation within the electronic medical record.
• Assist with the ongoing support of assigned telepsychiatry services.
• Participate in planned supervision and case consultation conferences with psychiatrist and CRNP.
• Adhere to ethical billing practices as it relates to clinical practice and specific to payer reimbursement.
• Adhere to the performance standard of 85% or greater as it related to billable patient visits.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work with a minimum of two years of experience.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification required.
• Minimum of two years clinical social work experience in community health care environment.
• Extensive knowledge of principles, theories, values, and ethics of Behavioral Health treatment practices, including SBIRT, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based methodologies.
• Must be committed to providing high quality care to underserved and diverse populations.
• Some weekend and evening hours may be required.
• Demonstrated success in managing difficult patient situations, including conflict resolution training.
• Significant knowledge of medical practices and procedures within in an outpatient care environment.
• Demonstrated success and familiarity with tools, technology, and systems typically found within most progressive health care environments (i.e. personal computer skills, spreadsheets, word processing, patient records systems, EMR systems, etc.).
• Implements and maintains the IIBH program’s philosophy, principles, and procedures in all facets of performance.
• Provide services and conduct self in a manner consistent with the professional Code of Ethics.
• Support the organizational mission along with cultural sensitivity and workplace harmony.
• Strong planning, time management and organizational skills required.
• Manage work processes along with strong computer skills for documentation purposes.
• Maintain confidential information within HIPAA guidelines and organizational policies and procedures.
• Ability to be flexible especially with scheduling and site locations and to perform and prioritize multiple functions and tasks.
• Open communication and professionalism.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Second language a plus.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.