IBH Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Integrated BH

Reports To: Director of Behavioral Health Services

Job Summary: Provides educational and integrated health services that support treatment and maintenance of medical care for patient population.

Qualifications and Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Job duties may be modified at any time based on business needs.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Talks and listens to clients who are suffering setbacks in medical care due to psychological or behavioral issues.
• Assesses client needs abilities or behavior using a variety of methods including interviews and direct observation of behavior.
• Uses appropriate techniques for the evaluation and treatment of patients in medical examination environments.
• Documents and reviews documentation of integrated health visits such as demographic data treatment plans psychosocial history progress notes discharge planning etc.
• Oversees and assists each assigned client with individualized service planning and reviews.
• Develops and implements intervention and treatment programs that the patients can interpret and comply with.
• Provides culturally sensitive therapy modalities and develops and provides new services.
• Provides counseling services for CCHCI patients that are in need of services with a schedule designed to meet the needs of the clinic.
• Assists in clinical discharge planning referring clients to or providing alternative services.
• Provides consultation and training to providers and staff about behavioral health services and clients.
• Provides reports and utilization management documents to other providers and agencies involved in clients care.
• Participates in Integrated Health staff meetings and other quality improvement meetings as needed.

Minimum Qualifications - Education Experience Certificates & Licenses:

• Masters degree in social work.
• Licensed in the State of Arizona as a Clinical Social Worker.
• Board Certification in the area specific to the position being filled.

• Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One to two years of experience providing services in a medical setting using the integrated behavioral health model is strongly preferred.

Required Language Skills:

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions correspondence and communications in English in both oral and written format.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred but not required.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients operate office or medical equipment etc.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computers telephone and other office machinery.
• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor handwritten and typed documents.
• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.

Other Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to skillfully gather and analyze data.
• Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring considerable independent judgment.
• Displays a high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of health plans and community health centers preferred.
• Computer literacy required.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Work Environment & Conditions:

• Work environment is typical of a health clinic setting with occasional exposure to communicable diseases bodily fluids and hazardous chemicals.
• Work occasionally requires extended hours to include early mornings evenings and weekends.
• Work requires the ability to be contacted by cell phone during or outside of regular work hours.

Required Experience:

IC