Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist

Sedgwick

2d•$75,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance PRIMARY PURPOSE: To identify and address psychosocial, medical, and employment issues within a claim and be actively engaged in resolution; to work in conjunction with and provide recommendations and education to the claims examiner, claimant, and clinical team; to work with the clinical team and claimant to overcome medical and return-to-work (RTW) barriers; to establish positive claimant relationships and aid in reducing litigation; and to serve as a resource to the claimant and other members of the clinical team

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, or counseling required.
Independent clinical license at the master’s level- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Certified Independent Practice Social Worker (CIPSW), Independent Social Worker (ISW), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or equivalent in colleague state required.
Six (6) years. of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required to include four (4) years of clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting psychosocial assessments preferred.
Spanish as a second language preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifies claimant's psychosocial issues/needs, related barriers, and post traumatic injury/incident.
Assesses claimant's situation for psychosocial needs, cultural implications, and support systems in place.
Develops a plan to improve medical progression, return to work, and reduce litigation.
Provides counseling, ongoing assessment and addresses personal and team goals to ensure appropriate resources are available to claimant.
Promotes patient advocacy and interacts with the claimant in a positive manner.
Communicates clearly with claimants, physicians, claim examiners, and other members of the clinical team and maintains professional client relationships.
Performs clinical assessment of claimant, physician, employer and attorney if appropriate.
Creates a case management plan based on the assessment with measurable goals and objectives utilizing evidence-based criteria.
Monitors ongoing progress toward these goals and objectives; implements plan through case management interventions.
Maintains case and unit goals to achieve optimal outcomes and customer service/satisfaction goals.
Manages assigned cases timely and facilitates claim closure based on treatment goals and return-to-work issues.
Solid clinical knowledge of psychiatric disease processes including familiarity with DSM-5 guidelines
Travels as required.