Licensed Clinical Social Worker OR Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Job Summary

The LCSW or LMFT will be an integral part of our healthcare team, providing essential mental health services to patients in a community-focused, compassionate manner. The LCSW/LMFT is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions, as needed. As an LCSW/LMFT at UCHC, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and families who may face barriers to accessing quality healthcare.

General Accountabilities

• Provides mental health services to diverse patient caseloads.
• Provision of telehealth/remote services as permitted by funding/revenue reimbursement of telehealth services as needed.
• Makes psychosocial assessments, addressing all pertinent issues of participants.
• Works with outside agencies to ensure coordination of care for a variety of populations.
• Assists in the detection of “at risk” clients and in the development plan of care that supports the patient’s overall health and well-being.
• Maintains protocols and procedures for integrated behavioral health activities.
• Participates in case conferences with appropriate medical and ancillary team members.
• Provides consultation to clinic management and other team members about behavioral health services and suggested areas of outcome and program evaluation.
• Provides guidance regarding behavioral health policies and procedures to management teams as well as executive staff members.
• Promotes and integrates behavioral health services.
• Attends and participates in behavioral health development programs, department related conferences and administrative meetings.
• Affords assistance in the development of various program curricula.
• Creates EMR templates to meet the standard of care for behavioral health.
• Operationalizes a plan for universal screening and ongoing tracking of outcomes.
• Organizes and maps a referral process for in-house mental health services and specialty mental health.
• Performs other tasks as required by management.

Job Qualifications

• Master of Social Work required.
• Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences required; or, Licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
• At least one (1) to five (5) years of post-licensure experience.
• Knowledge of evidence-based behavioral assessments and interventions relevant to medical conditions, e.g., disease management, treatment adherence, and lifestyle change.
• Care-management skills and knowledge of local resources for outside referrals.
• Consultation liaison skills.
• Knowledge of Electronic Medical Records required.
• S Substance use disorder (SUD) counseling experience preferred, or willing to become trained in SUD.
• Experience working with underserved communities such as undocumented workers, unaccompanied minors, LGBTQ+ populations, communities of color, youth/adolescents, and those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental illness.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Problem solving skills.
• Active listening.
• Social perceptiveness.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs.

Skills: Language

Bilingual-English/Spanish is required.

Physical Requirement

• Physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 25 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved. The ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time is required.
• Flexibility to work in multiple locations throughout the week.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to travel to all UCHC facilities as needed.
• Occasionally required to sit and walk.
• Finger dexterity required.
• Hand coordination required.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust or focus.

Work Environment

• Exposure to adverse conditions.
• Exposure to extreme heat.
• Exposure to extreme cold.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to high, precarious places.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Possible risk of electrical shock
• Exposure to explosives
• Possible risk of radiation and vibration.
• Protective clothing or equipment is required including: gloves, helmets, steel-toed boots, protective eyewear.
• The noise level in the work environment usually is high.

Acknowledgement

I understand that I may be asked to perform job-related duties not listed in the description and that my duties may change at any time, according to the UCHC needs. Nothing in this position description is intended to create a contract of employment of any type. Employment is strictly on an at-will basis.