Purpose of Job: Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by providing social or behavioral health services to patients and families by performing the following duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides individual counseling services within individual scope of practice to assist in clients in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
- Available to primary care providers for behavioral health staffing and consultation.
- Collects psycho-social data about individuals and provide gathered information to providers to assist them in managing medical care.
- Perform mental health evaluations utilizing approved evaluation tools assessing amenability to mental health treatment and level of care needed.
- Develops detailed care plans for each client and document as part of the electronic health record.
- Links clients with various community resources.
- Participates in community outreach activities as directed.
- For staff with chemical dependency expertise:
- Responsible for performing chemical dependency assessments on clients using approved testing instruments and evaluating tools, and determining their amenability for referral to other agencies and/or programs.
- Conducts individual and group counseling and education focusing on alcohol and drug treatment, relapse prevention, and cognitive behavioral change.
- Performs other duties assigned by doctors.
Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
Valid state licensure as a Social Worker Advanced or Independent Clinical Associate-Advanced.
Will also consider Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate. Two years of clinical practice with underserved populations desired.
Skills:
Knowledge of available community linkage resources. Excellent oral and written communications skills required.
Computer skills required. Work requires consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion. BLS (CPR/AED) required. Commitment to supporting a safe, respectful, equitable, and
inclusive environment required.