Licensed Clinical Social Worker

4 weeks ago


South Lake Tahoe, California, United States Barton Health Full time
Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Join Barton Health as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and play a vital role in providing exceptional behavioral health services to our patients.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join our team. As a key member of our behavioral health team, you will work closely with patients, families, and healthcare providers to provide comprehensive mental health services.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide direct behavioral health services to patients, including initial mental health evaluations, assessments, and treatment plans.
  • Conduct brief, solution-focused therapy sessions and provide group psychoeducation/treatment related to chronic medical conditions.
  • Assess clients using standardized assessment/screening tools and provide information and referral services.
  • Crisis assessments/triage with appropriate interventions and individual psychotherapy with children, adults, and families.
  • Maintain a case load of 5 patients a day with documentation completed within 72 hours of appointment completion.
Requirements:
  • Masters in Social Work from an accredited institute.
  • Minimum two years of experience as a clinical social worker preferred.
  • Ability to perform evidenced-based therapies with little to no supervision.
  • Knowledge of community resources and working knowledge of psychotherapy billing and coding.
  • Detailed knowledge and experience working with co-occurring populations (chronic health conditions, mental health, and substance use).
  • General understanding and experience with multidisciplinary teams and PCMH.
  • Working understanding of Microsoft Office and Google Docs experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of Epic EMR preferred.
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English, in compliance with patient safety standards. Bilingual abilities preferred.
Certifications/Licensure:
  • Current licensure with the Board of Behavioral Sciences as an LCSW in the state of California, dual license in Nevada preferred, in good standing.
  • Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date.
Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.

Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.

Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases.

Exposure to infections and contagious disease.

Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids, and waste.

Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.

Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of urgent, emergent, or crisis situations.

Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions, and stressful situations due to multiple demands.

Occasional travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions:

  • Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
  • With general direction and little to no supervision, provide direct behavioral health services to patients, including initial mental health evaluations, assessments, and treatment plans.
  • Performs evidenced-based brief therapies for 12 sessions, from intake to discharge.
  • Use of common screening tools and best practices (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, SBIRT, etc.).
  • Ability to assess suicidal/homicidal risk and other high-risk situations (psychosis, drug/alcohol use/intoxication), create safety plans, and adherence to Welfare and Institutions Code 5150 (W&I 5150), Section 5150 regulations, with little to no supervision.
  • Ability to diagnose using the most current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) categories and create a treatment plan consistent with diagnosis.
  • Collaborative in multi-disciplinary teams and with medical providers to develop individualized treatment plans that integrate medical care and psychosocial issues impacting patients.
  • Thorough documentation of services and appropriate billing is completed within a timely manner.
  • Uses evidence-based psychosocial treatments for common mental health and substance use disorders.
  • Addresses referrals from providers, including referrals, providing resources as needed, and providing warm hand-offs as able.
  • Attends collaborative behavioral health-based meetings within the hospital and community to enhance cohesive treatment.
  • Participates in PCMH committees as needed to assess needs and coordinate services.
  • Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.


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