Adult Mental Health LCSWLPC

We are recruiting for a motivated Adult Mental Health LCSW/LPC to join our team!

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Department

OBHS Mental Health Pro-Fee

The following positions within Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Psychiatric Emergency Services CARES and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are offering the opportunity to enroll in a program offering a cash incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS (Advancing Careers Competencies and Equity in Substance Treatment Services) grant. Employees must be >0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50% of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program contract. Program is available until grant funds are exhausted.

Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7500
Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3500
Care Navigators may earn up to $3505

Job Summary

The LCSW or LPC works under minimal supervision to plan organize and implement psychiatric social work treatment for clients and families. This work includes assessing the psychological needs of patients and families and carrying out interventions such as individual group and family therapy consistent with the spirit of evidence-based practices such as motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy. The work also includes identifying and connecting patients to resources to assist with their ongoing behavioral healthcare.

Essential Functions:

• Administers psychiatric treatment coordination of care and discharge plans as it pertains to the behavioral health needs of the client and family. (20%)
• Co-facilitates or facilitates family sessions throughout the duration of admission that relate to the collection of collateral information diagnosis prognosis family communication increased coping and psychiatric safety planning. (20%)
• Manages the scheduling of family meetings to align with family availability and to prevent double-booking across provider disciplines. (20%)
• Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments that are thorough individualized objective and complete. (10%)
• Participates in the implementation and execution of treatment plans including daily multidisciplinary rounds and weekly treatment plan reviews as needed. (10%)
• Applies knowledge of individual group and family functioning to ensure appropriateness of treatment methods to assist client in achieving treatment goals. Is aware of and able to articulate the professional use of self in the relationship to maximize clients adjustment enhance strengths and promote resolution of identified problems. Demonstrates ability to develop effective therapeutic interventions that are socio-culturally sensitive. (10%)
• Utilizes clinical skills to provide treatment recommendations to clients and families. Coordinates follow-up treatment referrals to various levels of care including short-term residential treatment long-term residential treatment partial hospital programs intensive outpatient programs in-home therapy day treatment and outpatient therapy/psychiatry as indicated. (10%)

Education:

• Masters Degree from a certified Masters program in psychology counseling social work or other related human services degree. Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Two years of full-time post Masters Degree practice under the supervision of a licensed or equivalently DORA approved professional practitioner required. Required

Licenses:

• LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW State Licensing Board Required OR
• LPC-Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC State Licensing Board Required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of crisis intervention and brief and long term therapy processes.
• Knowledge of patient populations cultural religious ethnic and social systems in interactions care planning and education.
• Knowledge of medical terms abbreviations diagnosis treatment and prognosis and demonstrates this knowledge verbally and in writing.
• Skill in navigating and documenting within a medical record system.
• Skill in providing care appropriate to the age of the patients served within the unit.
• Skill in establishing a treatment alliance and engaging the client system in goal setting and prioritizing.
• Ability to manage the professional relationship including termination.
• Ability to respond to trauma or psychiatric emergency.
• Computer skills required.

Shift

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$84600.00 - $97800.00 / yr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5% and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555-bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 school-based health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safety-net institution Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.