Behavioral Health Clinician II, Non-Supervising LCSW

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is a key member of the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) team, co-located with the medical and dental departments. This position will work closely with behavioral health, medical, and other health care staff and outside agencies to meet clients’ needs. The priority of this position is to provide direct behavioral health treatment services, in addition to clinical intakes, assessments, medical department consultation, and crisis interventions. This position does not have a supervisory role.

The Behavioral Health Department’s program goals include maximizing the quality of the client experience and clinical outcomes while minimizing costs through an integrated, team-oriented, strengths-based healthcare approach; raising staff and trainees to their highest level of skill; and creating an environment conducive to professional growth and intercultural proficiency, particularly with the local urban Native American and surrounding communities.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide medically necessary, treatment plan driven, and culturally proficient behavioral health treatment services for people presenting with a broad range of psychological conditions. Treatment plans are client driven and strengths-based, and are consistent with recognized best practices.

2. Conduct clinical intakes and behavioral health assessments in accordance with professional expectations, including biopsychosocial, cultural, diagnostic, and crisis/risk evaluations for the full spectrum of psychological conditions. Includes scheduled appointments, “warm handoffs,” and walk-in services.

3. Provide case management and service linkages, including facilitating urgent or emergency service referrals to medical/psychiatric staff/agencies, mobile crisis services, and the police.

4. Create and regularly review service plans for members served that are client driven, strengths-based, informed by recognized best practices, modified based on clinical need and client priority, and supportive of the integrated health team’s plan of care.

5. Provide clinical consultation/liaison services and education for staff, projects, and departments.

6. Support identified non-supervisory clinical training needs, such as brief consultation or didactics, as assigned by supervisor.

7. Participate in required administrative, clinical, and educational/training meetings, as assigned by supervisor.

8. Document and track service activities in electronic health record systems, and other data management systems as required. Support all evaluation and data reporting requirements.

9. Actively contribute to required quality assurance and improvement (QA/QI) projects and initiatives.

10. Ensure maximal quality of services and compliance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, agency policy and procedure, accreditation standards, applicable professional standards, and supervisor/team expectation and/or assigned duties. This includes maintaining current professional knowledge and skill.

11. Must maintain compliance with ergonomic safety standards; be mindful of posture and regularly practice ergonomic stretches.

12. Safely perform all duties; follows required protective protocols to ensure personal safety as well as the safety of others.

13. Work well under pressure in high-volume situations to meet multiple and competing deadlines.

Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Masters degree in Social Work.

2. Current unrestricted clinical social work license in California in good standing.

3. Thorough knowledge of culturally sensitive therapeutic principles and practices in behavioral health treatment, including case management, individual and group counseling techniques, diagnosis, and treatment of a broad spectrum of mental illness.

4. Commitment to Native American Health Center’s mission, vision and values.

5. Demonstrated ability to work independently and in crisis situations, as well as ability to work effectively on a team.

6. Strong background in trauma and alcohol/substance use treatment.

7. Must be able to work calmly and effectively with people in crisis and distress, of diverse cultural backgrounds, and with vulnerable patient populations with a wide range of needs and presentations.

8. Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills. Must be proficient at Microsoft Office Suite, be able to type at least 30 words per minute, and document efficiently in electronic health record systems.

9. Must meet standards of character under PL 101-630, section 408, Character Investigation, subsection (a) and PL 101-647, section 231, Requirement for Background Check, subsection (c), and agree that employer can contact the last two employers, the sex abuse detective division of local law enforcement and Child Protective Services of the last two counties in which the person has lived or worked to inquire as to the suitability of the person to work with children.

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Fluency in Spanish language, written and verbal.

2. Specialized training and experience in the principals of integrating behavioral health assessment and treatment with primary care services.

3. Knowledge of the Bay Area Native American community, knowledge of various tribal beliefs and practices, and commitment to serving Native Americans and other vulnerable patient populations.

4. Previous experience with health records systems and informed consent processes.

5. Knowledge of Case Management, Managed Care, Medicare, Medi-Cal, Senior, Commercial and HMO insurance regulations.

Salary : $98,800 - $119,600