Licensed Clinical Social Worker (1846)

## Description

POSITION PURPOSE: Performs patient mental health assessments and treatment plans; conducts individual, group, and family therapy; crisis counseling and intervention under the direction of the Psychiatrist/Behavioral Health Coordinator.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

1. Conducts mental health evaluation/assessments for patients referred to behavioral health.
2. Conduct individual, group, and family therapy for all patients as indicated.
3. Conduct crisis counseling and intervention and formulate comprehensive treatment plans.
4. Be able to assess patients requiring 302 services and/or are suicide risk and refer as indicated.
5. Contact and coordinate the Mobile Crisis Team for all patients requiring services and provide follow-ups for all patients transported by the Mobile Crisis Team.
6. Document in the medical record all patient assessments in accordance with Community Behavioral Health (CBH) guidelines.
7. Compile progress notes with all required information in Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) format.
8. Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and formulate accurate diagnoses, develop, and apply appropriate treatment plans, including behavioral management strategies in accordance with CBH guidelines.
9. Participate in Treatment Team meetings.
10. Comply with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policies and procedures.
11. Comply and adhere to all policies and procedures outlined in the CBH Provider Manual.
12. Participate in Utilization Review/ Quality Assurance (QA) activities.
13. Maintains required yearly Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.
14. participates in and completes all CBH mandatory in-services and participates in a minimum of ten (10) hours of documented in-service per year.
15. Adhere to QCHC policies and procedures.
16. Adhere to QCHC House Rules.
17. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

## Qualifications
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:**

• Fundamental knowledge of behavioral health and the provision of mental health services.

• **QUALIFICATIONS:**
• **Education:**

• Master’s degree from an accredited university in Clinical Mental Health discipline.

• **Experience:**
• Two (2) years of experience in mental health field