BH Clinician LCSW/LICSW

PeaceHealth•Vancouver, WA

About The Position

PeaceHealth is hiring a behavioral health clinician to coordinate and oversee care plans and service delivery for behavioral health consumers across the continuum of illness. The clinician promotes effective use and monitoring of health care resources and works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Services are provided to consumers with commercial insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare. The role provides individual, family, group, and multi-family group therapy for patients with complex diagnostic presentations and treatment needs. Depending on the placement, work may include crisis evaluation and intervention, residential treatment programming and milieu management, young adult services, community outreach and education, case management, integrated behavioral health in primary care, or emergency department and medical-floor consultation. The position is listed as a 0.90 FTE variable position with no on-call requirement. Emergency room experience or behavioral health evaluation experience is preferred. Department-specific assignments may have additional setting, credential, and service requirements.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work.
At least 3 years of experience in a behavioral health setting.
Experience diagnosing and treating patients with complex mental health conditions.
Required license: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington), or the stated required credentials of LMHC or LMFT.
Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
Interpersonal skills to obtain and interpret information appropriate to patients’ needs and age for assessment, treatment, and patient care.
Proficiency with DSM-5 diagnoses and best-practice treatment interventions for a variety of behavioral health conditions.
Ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and a patient- and family-centered work environment.
Knowledge of and adherence to the Social Work Code of Ethics.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and documenting in electronic medical records.
Effective prioritization skills.
Emergency room experience or behavioral health evaluation experience is preferred.
Some department-specific assignments require QMHP status; certain Oregon roles require a valid Oregon driver’s license.
For applicable crisis roles, strong diagnostic, evaluation, and crisis intervention skills are required.
For Oregon West Network Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Residential Treatment Services, experience working in a residential treatment facility is required.
For Oregon West Network Young Adult Hub, strong engagement skills with young adults ages 13–30 and the ability to work in clinic, community, and home settings are required.
For Oregon Network Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care, the role includes same-day and scheduled visits referred by medical providers.
For Southwest Medical Center Crisis/Consult, the role requires working in a fast-paced emergency room and medical-floor setting with a multidisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing clinical supervision to bachelor’s- and master’s-level clinicians.
CADC credential for applicable Oregon West Network roles.
Ability to supervise CSWAs toward licensure for applicable roles.
Bilingual skills for the Oregon West Network Behavioral Health Medical Home/Transition Team.
Experience in a medical healthcare setting for integrated behavioral health in primary care.
Emergency room experience or behavioral health evaluation experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and oversee behavioral health consumers’ plans of care and service delivery across the continuum of illness.
Promote effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
Provide individual, family, group, and multi-family group therapy to patients with complex diagnostic presentations and treatment needs.
Assess, develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive plans of care through an interdisciplinary team process, in conjunction with patients and their self-identified natural supports.
Evaluate patients and provide interventions to improve cognitive, social, vocational, spiritual, and emotional functioning, using natural and community supports when possible.
Provide urgent and crisis evaluations, interventions, and safety planning.
Work with consumers and natural supports to identify problems, strengths, and resources to address in treatment plans.
Provide case management, coordinate with treatment agencies and outside support services, and conduct outreach and engagement as needed.
May provide clinical leadership to master’s- and bachelor’s-level clinicians, CSWA candidates, and MSW interns.
For applicable placements, provide daily programming and milieu management, guide and support clinical staff, or provide community education and marketing for Young Adult Hub and EASA programs.
For crisis and consultation placements, evaluate patients experiencing mental health crises and determine appropriate levels of care, including psychiatric hospitalization.
For integrated behavioral health placements, provide direct patient interventions and consultation to medical teams, conduct brief follow-up visits, consult with the collaborating psychiatrist, communicate treatment recommendations to medical providers, and track treatment response for identified subpopulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.