LCSW Behavioral Health Clinician BHC Primary Care

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Day 08 Hour (United States of America)

Department: Psych Integrated Behavioral Health SMP
Commitment: FullTime 1.0 FTE)
Schedule: Monday Friday 08HR Day Shift
Location: Los Altos CA

The LCSW Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) provides integrated behavioral health services in the primary care clinic setting focusing on addressing the behavioral health needs of patients and improving overall health outcomes. The LCSW BHC is a core member of the care team collaborating closely with the primary care provider and psychiatric consultant to screen assess and treat patients behavioral health needs through brief interventions care coordination and referrals to specialized mental health services. In this role the BHC will deliver evidencebased brief interventions using techniques such as motivational interviewing behavioral activation and problemsolving strategies; and be comfortable drawing from modalities and frameworks such as CBT SolutionFocused Therapy ACT DBT etc. Additionally the BHC will monitor patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects/complications and consult with the psychiatrist who makes recommendations with a goal of reduction in symptoms.


Why work at Stanford Medicine Stanford Health Care (SHC)
Community: we have a large team of Social Work clinicians
2K for education funds
5 paid days for training/CEUs
Opportunities to be involved in committees research a teaching environment.
Community engagement opportunities
SHC Social Workers are recognized as bold leaders compassionate healers educators and mentors.
We are a team that celebrates uplifts and empowers our employees.

Benefits begin the first day of the month following employment eligibility.
Our core benefits include medical insurance dental insurance vision insurance an employee assistance program savings and spending accounts disability life and accident insurance and COBRA. For medical insurance you have the choice of three generous health plans through Stanford Health Care Alliance Aetna or Kaiser Permanente. Each plan includes 100 coverage for preventive care telemedicine through Teledoc prescription drug coverage and behavioral health coverage. Additional incentives exist for healthy choices. And so much more generous leave & time off Wellness Program special programs educational assistance and adoption assistance!

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
Licensed Clinical Social Worker is fully qualified and fullproficiency level of professional social work for employees who are licensed by the State of California as Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW). Positions at this level are characterized by substantial professional responsibility and independence of action for providing social work services. As a member of a multidisciplinary health care team Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides therapeutic assessment and appropriate interventions for patients/families as needed as well as discharge planning to patients and/or clients as well as their families receiving services within any department of the Stanford Health. Work typically involves a variety of biopsychosocial issues assessment of the social needs as related to the patients/clients health status and the development of a plan of services including advocacy discharge planning referrals and practical assistance necessary to accomplish desired objectives. Provides consultation orientation and training to health care staff on the effects of biopsychosocial cultural and economic issues on the management of patient/client health needs.

This job description covers all classifications for Social Workers within the organization. All Social Workers must meet all elements of the Essential Functions and Qualifications.

There is a Voluntary professional development program designed to recognize and reward professional excellence in the role of Social Worker. Promotion is determined based on the Social Worker Professional Development Program. Here is a description of the various levels:
Level I: Social Worker
Level II: Advanced Social Worker
Level III: Expert Social Worker

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams to treat and plan for the social and medical needs of patients by consulting with other providers and making referrals. Assesses develops and implements interventions as necessary.
• Conducts initial assessment of all new referrals to evaluate social emotional and physical needs by applying social work theories and techniques; interviews and evaluates patients and family members. Identifies factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from treatment.
• Develops and implements patient management plans including the coordination of referrals to specialty and social services the recording of progress notes and the provision of continuity of care. Helps clients cope with environmental and psychological issues of illness by explaining options and treatments as well as making appropriate referrals.
• Manages assigned caseload. Prepares and maintains records and makes written and oral reports to document case activity concerning patient care counseling and therapeutic activities in accordance with department hospital medical center and/or health system policies. Prepares reports concerning patients.
• Participates in monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient care.
• Provides supportive counseling grief counseling crisis intervention and other appropriate therapeutic services to assist patients and families in coping with presenting symptoms and problems such as for example coping with illness accepting medical recommendations and loss of function. Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patients diagnosis illness treatment and/or life situation.

Education Qualifications

• Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university

Experience Qualifications

• Two 2 years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to apply theories principles and practices of medical social work and of social services delivery
  systems in a hospital or medical center setting.
• Ability to gather data needed to assess needs of patients and families.
• Ability to manage a caseload recall case details; maintain confidentiality of information; determine the
  appropriate course of action in emergencies and other stressful situations.
• Ability to provide written case narratives and reports.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply effective assessment interviewing and counseling techniques.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply social work theories principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of hospital and medical center resources to access and provide for patient care needs and act on
  behalf of client needs to obtain necessary services.
• Knowledge of needs problems attitudes and behavior of hospital patients and their families.

Licenses and Certifications

• LCSW Licensed Medical Social Worker State Licensure .

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience


Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute CICARE standards for all of patients families and towards each other. CICARE is the foundation of Stanfords patientexperience and represents a framework for patientcentered interactions. Simply put we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health healing and recovery.



You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars from the patient and familys perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination inall ofits policies and practices including the area of employment. Accordingly SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression religion age national or ethnic origin political beliefs marital status medical condition genetic information veteran status or disability or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders members of all racial and ethnic groups people with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $51.15 $67.78 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity experience education specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.