Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Senior Instructor of Clinical Practice

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Senior Instructor of Clinical Practice. This role focuses on mental health initiatives, educational outreach, and clinical intervention, including direct client services and crisis management. The position involves administrative support for the Mental Health Team and coordination between the Health Center at Auraria and various campus entities. The ideal candidate will contribute to collaborative well-being programs on the Auraria Campus.

Requirements

Masters Degree in Social Work
Fully licensed as a clinical social worker (LCSW) in the State Of Colorado
1-2 years of relevant work experience post licensure
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Must be able to triage effectively.
Provide short-term care for acute stabilization of needs and appropriate referrals as needed.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and affability
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse population of faculty, staff and students.
Should be comfortable with public speaking
Ability to establish and effectively maintain working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
Strong time management skills, self-directed and flexible
Must provide clear, concise and timely clinical documentation with EHR based on clinic expectations.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a medical health care setting
Experience in higher education setting
Crisis management experience
Experience providing supervision to MSW and LCSW candidates
Experience working in substance use or recovery spaces

Responsibilities

Well-being initiatives and educational outreach that are reflective of the collaborative well-being goals of the Auraria Campus.
Tri-institutional mental health program administration for students, faculty and staff on the Auraria Campus.
Collaboration/oversight on mental health initiatives, strategies and activities.
Assessment of all mental health services at the clinic and compilation/analysis of data.
Reporting as applicable and required.
Serves as an outreach liaison with the campus community collaborating with various campus departments and student groups.
Participates in outreach programs, screening events, activities, tabling and services, raising awareness and destigmatization of mental health services and issues, as well as the promotion of well-being through engagement of the campus community.
Periodically supervise MSW or LCSW candidates.
Other duties as assigned.
Provision of clinical services, including nicotine cessation counseling.
Administrative management and oversight of 24/7 crisis line.
Provides consultative services to other departments on campus regarding behavioral health issues, including training for staff and academic presentations.
Debriefing Health Center staff after a crisis and presentations on specific topics targeting certain populations as needed.
Develops CARE team collaboration strategies and support as requested.
Collaborate with other off-campus services and programs developing community referral resources.
Development of clinical resources/handouts for clients of clinical providers and for use by professional staff.
Assists Health Center behavioral health clinicians and medical providers, providing clinical services/assessments and support as assigned, utilizing appropriate clinical documentation and follow-up, with adherence to all Health Center at Auraria medical and accreditation standards.
Serve as a case coordinator or manager as assigned, providing professional clinical services and coordination of care and/or determination for most appropriate services.
Works in coordination with the Medical Director of Behavioral Health to provide oversight of mental health operations, requiring independent decision making, staff guidance and direction, project assignments and special initiatives, operational logistics, public relations and customer service.
Oversite of the Auraria Recovery Community (ARC), including the supervision of 2-3 student staff.
Coordination with marketing staff on publicity materials, educational resources and editing/proofing of such materials.
Community relations with external contacts.
Participates in committees and task forces when assigned.
Remains current in knowledge of the latest developments/trends in mental health and health education, including evidence based best practices and the use of validated assessment tools/strategies.
Manages and coordinates Auraria Campus mental health meetings with institutional partners.
Manage agendas and notes for clinical mental health meetings.
Participates in a variety of meetings, planning sessions, professional development activities, and special projects.
Use of technology to assist with achieving the goals associated with this position.
Adherence to Federal HIPAA/FERPA regulations and requirements, ensuring patient confidentiality.