Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Integrated Behavioral Health - Street Medicine

About the role

This position may be filled as a level 1, 2, or 3, depending on individual experience, education, and other qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Conducts therapeutic interviews of patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to gather collateral information.
• Conducts screenings, psychosocial and diagnostic assessments and communicates findings to necessary staff as appropriate.
• Provides education to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient regarding mental health diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other mental health/social problems.
• Develops a collaborative care plan and provides therapeutic interventions to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to assist patient in reaching goals and to prevent relapse.
• Maintains and evaluates patient outcomes related to therapeutic goals in collaborative care plan.
• Develops and facilitates patient support or therapy groups to meet the needs of the clinical location or patient population.
• Provides psychotherapy counseling and other evidence-based psychotherapy interventions for the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient.
• Documents counseling services, care coordination, and interactions appropriately to meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies, and billing requirements with standardized departmental templates.
• Conducts risk assessments related to harming self or others, provides brief interventions, crisis counseling, establishes individual patient safety plans.
• Connects resources to patient, family members and other people connected to the patient, and documents sessions that meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies and billing requirements where services are rendered.
• Affords patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with referrals, placements, or transfers when clinically indicated.
• Affords patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with adverse reactions or difficult adjustments to illness, treatment, or changes in functional status.
• Utilizes trauma informed care.
• Affords patients with psychotherapy such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy or other evidence-based modalities as trained in and appropriate.
• Attends regular case consultation, team meetings, and peer review.
• Follows and meets expectations of departmental standard operating procedures.
• Participates in weekly individual or group supervision as indicated in standard operating procedures as required for licensure.
• Completes Third-Party Statement Affidavit statements and seek independently licensed individual if a LMHP is required to be completed.
• Signed documentation in a timely manner as outlined in standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree from accredited institution in social work, counseling or psychology required.
• Experience: 0-3 years of experience required for Level 1, 3 years of postgraduate counseling experience in a healthcare setting required for Level 2, and 5 or more years of postgraduate counseling experience in a healthcare setting required for Level 3.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) with Supervision, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) certified by Board of Analyst certification Board BACB. (BCBA must also be licensed by the Oklahoma Human Services' (OKDHS) Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDS) to provide behavior analysis services from applicable Oklahoma state board required.)

Skills

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of individual and group psychotherapy, social and psychological casework, of social and welfare resources available in the community and hospital, of current social and economic conditions, trends, and problems.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws particularly related to patient confidentiality.
• Knowledge of case management fundamentals and the technical/procedural aspects of case management.
• Ability to resolve issues, applying judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to determine a course of action.
• Ability to exercise discretion when making decisions and seeks management advice to determine proper course of action while following established standards.
• Ability to handle stressful situations, different situations or circumstances, and complete projects in a timely manner.
• Ability to explain technical data in a form understandable by patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

OU Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.