ACSW/LCSW (ASSOCIATE/LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER)

$70,000 - $75,000/Yr

Comprehensive Community Health Centers - Sunland, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Sunland, CA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position is located in Sunland, Los Angeles, and offers a sign-on incentive. The role involves providing evidence-based screening, psychosocial assessment, and brief intervention treatment as part of a clinic health care team. The candidate will deliver clinical services, mental health prevention, and case management for patients and families, focusing on patient-centered care that integrates medical diagnosis, social determinants of health, and emotional, mental, and substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Accurate assessment of mental health issues of patients referred by Clinic PCPs.
• Direct clinical work with a diverse patient population of all ages.
• Screen patients using evidence-based screening tools and develop a person-centered treatment plan with the patient.
• Assess patient motivation to engage in substance use and/or mental health treatment and engage or refer accordingly.
• Provide short-term clinical intervention designed to support the patient's ability to meet his/her goals.
• Provide mental health prevention services for patients identified as at risk for mental illness and emotional distress.
• Provide case management services as needed.
• Document all assessments, interventions, and treatment plans appropriately according to departmental, clinic, and payer guidelines.
• Contribute to a team approach promoting and supporting integration between Primary Care and Behavioral Health.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams, representing the clinical social work perspective.
• Develop and maintain individual records of patient progress and participation in treatment.
• Maintain working knowledge and relationship with community resources and work with a network of community-based providers.
• Participate in regular supervisory conferences; keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to enhance job-related developments.
• If eligible, may be asked to supervise social work graduate interns.
• Perform other duties assigned by CCHC Director of Social Work and Behavioral Health Services.
• Supervise MSW interns as part of a team and oversee these interns who provide mental health prevention services for patients identified as at risk for mental illness and emotional distress; supervise interns providing case management services as needed.
• Intake and screening of new patients.
• Opportunity to provide trainings and facilitate groups.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited university; two years post-master's preferred for ACSW.
• Registered with BBS and working towards licensure for ACSW.
• LCSW with relevant health care experience preferred.
• Two or more years of social work experience in a health care setting for LCSW.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision - 100% paid by Employer
• Life Insurance and Accidental Dismemberment - 100% paid by Employer
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401K
• 401K Matching
• Flexible Spending Account
• Fringe
• Supplemental Insurance
• Participate in Loan Repayment Program