LCSW Community Social Worker

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Job description

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)/Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) is a member of the care treatment team including the PCP, other Medical Specialists, Social Worker, and Case Managers. The incumbent in this role provides direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning and intervention to patients who have chronic, life threatening or altering diseases and disorders, and education to patients and/or families. He/She advocates for services and resources for the underprivileged and victims of abuse, neglect or other difficult personal situations. The LCSW/BHS adheres to strict departmental goals/objectives, standards of performance, quality patient care compliance, and policies and procedures as defined by industry standards and the enterprise.

Hiring Requirements

Job Details

• Conducts timely and appropriate assessment, prioritizing patients on the PCP's High Priority Patients (HPP) and Top 40 patient list. Assesses patients for behavioral, psychosocial, financial, family issues, palliative care/end of life issues, home safety, etc. that contribute to hospitalization.
• Dialogues with PCPs in order to support and advise concerning behavioral health (BH) disorders.

Treatment:

• Identifies, manages and coordinates appropriate BH treatment planning and interventions, prioritizing patients on the PCP's HPP and Top 40 patient lists.
• Serves as a linkage between PCPs, outside BH providers, and patients to improve coordination of services and information flow.
• Can assist with obtaining community resources or refer to in house Community Social Worker when available and appropriate.
• Provides self-management support and ongoing phone contact with patients.

Inpatient Psych Care Coordination:

• Coordinates and manages the needs of behavioral health patients who are hospitalized through the internal EMR ("HITS") High Priority Patient (HPP) registry.

Communication:

• Maintains communication with other healthcare team members by attending appropriate meetings (i.e. weekly Super Huddles and Transitional Care Team meeting.).
• Provides clinical consultation in an integrated health care environment regarding behavioral health diagnosis and needs, family interactions, social determinants of health, and BH community resources.

Documentation:

• Maintains timely, accurate, thorough and appropriate documentation/reports per company policies and procedures. Initial biopsychosocial assessments will be completed within 48 hours. All follow up visits phone calls and collaborative contacts will be documented within 24 hours. LCSW/BHS will assure documentation meets billing guidelines.

Licensure:

• Maintains LCSW state licensure by meeting yearly requirements. Attend behavioral health training seminars/continuing education to maintain current state LCSW License. ChenMed/JenCare/Dedicated provides 5 CEU days for this purpose to LCSW/BHS.

Clinical Supervision:

• Provides clinical supervision for market Social Worker as requested.

Additional duties and responsibilities may include:

• Connecting patients with mental health and/or community resources in order to help them maintain an optimum level of health.
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager's discretion.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Highly-developed business acuity and acumen
• Full knowledge, understanding and comprehension of general Clinical Social Worker functions, practices, processes, procedures and techniques
• Expertise in a variety of evidence-based behavioral health modalities needed for clinical diagnosis and treatment
• Knowledge of counseling techniques used in individual, family and group treatment, as well as principles of social welfare
• Knowledge of evidence-based behavioral health methods and techniques used in individual, family and group therapy as related to mental health and/or substance abuse issues in a primary care setting.
• Knowledge of normative changes (e.g., sensory, cognitive, psychosocial) associated with aging for high-risk patients
• Knowledge of advance care planning and palliative care, and related skill in addressing advance care planning with patients and/or their family systems
• Ethical practice behavior consistent with ChenMed/JenCare/Dedicated policies and professional standards
• Skill in psychosocial interventions with caregivers/family systems of high-risk patients
• Teamwork skills in care coordination with patients, family systems, internal staff, and external providers
• Appropriate utilization of community-based resources
• Ability to work autonomously is required
• Ability to monitor, assess and record patients' progress and adjust accordingly
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel, and with patients and/or their family systems
• Strong interpersonal, communication and critical thinking skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Demonstrated ability to provide care effectively and sensitively to people from different cultural groups
• Ability to create a collaborative relationship to maximize the patient's/family's ability to make informed decisions.
• Proficiency in written communication: documentation is clear, concise, and accurate, provides meaningful communication and is consistent with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in technology, including the utilization of Electronic Medical Record platforms for care coordination.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, plus a variety of other word-processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail and presentation software
• Ability and willingness to travel locally, regionally and nationwide up to 50% of the time
• Spoken and written fluency in English
• This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment
• Additional Job Description

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:

• Master's Degree of Social Work (MSW) required
• A minimum of 2 years' experience working with behavioral health clients providing direct evidence-based assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and education to patients and/or family members required
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in a behavioral health primary care setting preferred
• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required
• Registration in State of employment may be required, if applicable, LCSWs must be compliant with their state mandatory laws of LCSW licensure renewal by participating and receiving their continuing education hours yearly