Behavioral Health Clinician-LCSW

Position Purpose: This position(s) will be a hybrid position that will work at one of sixteen JWCH’s Primary Care Clinics in Southern California and doing some Tele-Psych.
This experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) will provide behavioral health services for our underserved patient populations providing crisis intervention, brief and longer term counseling, some case management, triage & linkages to social services, housing linkages and other services to assist in providing comprehensive services to ensure better health and educational outcomes.
This includes adherence to all JWCH and BBS behavioral health requirements, staff productivity, and patient satisfaction.
This position may also provide supervision for ASW seeking their licensure.
Successful candidates will be eligible for tuition repayment programs and bonus’s.
Principal Responsibilities: Work at a Federally Qualified Health Center multidisciplinary team to ensure that the patient’s clinical treatment goals and behavioral management needs are met by attending case conferences, chronic disease management meetings, staff consultation, and individual meetings with staff to ensure quality of care.
Conduct functional and strength-based assessment along with comprehensive diagnosis for mental health, substance abuse, trauma, and psychosocial needs.
Develop student care plans that are coordinated and integrated with a comprehensive range of medical and psychosocial services to address social, emotional, and practical needs.
Provide in-person and remotely (via HIPAA Compliant software) psychotherapy, counseling, medical case management and psycho-education utilizing individual, family, and group modalities using evidence-based interventions for patients and their significant others that include social, emotional, and practical life skills to facilitate safe coping, distress tolerance, stress reduction, mindfulness, and relaxation as well as access to necessary resources with the goal of improved functioning and positive health outcomes.
Utilize both short-term and intensive longer-term interventions, as approved by funding source that target trauma, mental health symptoms, increase psychosocial functioning and reduction of substance use.
Interventions are client centered; strength based, and identified based on a comprehensive treatment plan that is developed, after completing a thorough biopsychosocial assessment.
Consult with primary care providers to enhance understanding of the patient, provide support for treatment approaches that incorporate behavioral health needs, and assist with implementation of bio-psychosocial treatment and care plans.
Work with ECM Case Management staff to coordinate care and provide referrals, coordinate services and reduce barriers.
Participates in weekly case conferences to assist in problem solving related to patients and to ensure that professional guidance and high-quality case management services are being provided.
Participates in community meetings pertaining to the needs of JWCH patients.
Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings that are held weekly in the clinics.
Be available as assigned to provide after-hours emergency psychiatric assistance.
Provide phone consultation as needed Complete all charting as required by JWCH, including assessments, progress notes, care plans, and billing documentation.
Encounters must be closed by the end of each shift.
Assist with provider education for integrated behavioral and primary care services Participate in behavioral health quality assurance/improvement activities to maintain and strengthen standards of care, in accordance with the organization CQI Plan Other duties as assigned Requirements: Master’s degree in social work, social welfare from an accredited college or university.
LCSW with current California BBS license Demonstrated understanding of the impact of trauma on behavioral and medical conditions Knowledgeable of evidence-based treatments (sand and play therapy, DBT, CBT, Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing) Knowledge of principles, procedures, methods and techniques of mental health emergency procedures such as: 5150, CPS reporting, APS reporting, and Tarasoff reporting Experience working with substance abuse disorders preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) ability needed.
*All JWCH, Wesley Health Centers workforce members are recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Benefits: JWCH Institute, Inc.
, offers competitive salaries for all positions.
Employees working 30 hours per week or more are provided a monthly allowance which can be used towards medical, dental, and vision premiums.
The agency offers sick leave and vacation accrual, 13 paid holidays, jury duty pay, mileage reimbursement, short term and long tern disability plans, life insurance policies, employee parking, direct deposit, credit union, and an employee assistance program.
In addition JWCH offers a 401(k) Safe Harbor Profit Sharing plan to employees who work a minimum of 1,000 hours per service year.
Note: If you become a JWCH provider, you may be able to participate in Loan Repayment Program.
A majority of our clinics are NHSC approved sites.
The National Health Service Corp may be accepting applications Loan Repayment Program awards.
The program is open to licensed primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavior health providers who are employed or have accepted an offer of employment at an NHSC-approved site.
Awardees receive up to $50,000 in exchange for two years of service if they practice in a HPSA of 14 above (Tier I).
Awardees can also receive up to $30,0000 in exchange for two years of service if they practice in a HPSA of 13 and below (Tier II).
You will need to contact National Health Service Corp to apply and receive more information.
Upon acceptance, you are encouraged to apply to National Health Service Corp for Loan Repayment Program.
Wesley Health Centers JWCH Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer