Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is responsible for making clinical decisions and exercising judgment to ensure the best possible care is provided within available resources. This role involves providing counseling services, particularly for individual and family issues that impact patient health. The LCSW will work within a primary care model, offering brief therapy and facilitating seamless transitions to community resources. A key aspect of this role is maintaining knowledge of community resources, especially in crisis services, mental health, and long-term care. The LCSW will also assist referring physicians and healthcare providers with referrals to secondary and tertiary health care centers. Additionally, the position requires expertise in group work, including cognitive behavior therapy and mind over mood techniques. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, passionate, and self-driven, participating in data management and quality improvement initiatives to measure patient outcomes. This includes communicating results in an understandable format and identifying patterns for improvement. The LCSW will act as an advocate for patients and their families, liaise with physicians and other team members, and teach family medicine residents and other healthcare professional students about the social worker's role and psychosocial issues. Effective use of social work standards of practice and the therapy process for patient care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation is essential. Maintaining continuing education, collaborating with the healthcare team, and serving as a professional role model are also key responsibilities. Confidentiality in the workplace is paramount.

Requirements

Registered with the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners
Ability to operate with highest level of confidentiality and discretion
Strong conflict resolution
Exceptional oral, written, and presentation skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Group facilitation skills
In depth knowledge of chronic illness care, including both clinical and supportive care
In depth knowledge of the local health program delivery and community-based services
Able to be innovative and creative in order to develop strategies that successfully meet the needs of diverse patient, family, and provider population
Ability to work effectively with all members of the health care team
Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively and be flexible in a very active work environment

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree preferred
Previous related patient care experience, specifically in a primary care setting preferred
Minimum 2 years experience preferred
Experience in solution focused brief therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness
Knowledge and skill in group work including cognitive behavior therapy and mind over mood.

Responsibilities

Making clinical decisions and exercising judgment to ensure best possible care is provided within available resources.
Providing counseling services, with particular regard to individual and family issues and decisions that impact health of the patient and family.
Working within primary care model of brief therapy, ensuring seamless transition to community resources as appropriate.
Assisting the referring physician/health care providers with referrals to secondary and tertiary health care centers.
Participating in data management and measurement of quality improvement indicators of patient outcomes.
Communicating results of measurements that are easy to use and understand, looking for patterns that could assist with improvements.
Acting as advocate for patients and their families in matters affecting health.
Liaising with physicians and other team members as required.
Teaching family medicine residents and other health care professional students on the role of the social worker and psycho-social issues facing patients and families.
Effectively using the social work standards of practice and the therapy process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the patient.
Maintaining own continuing education to enhance professional knowledge and growth.
Participating and collaborating with other family health team members and health care providers in provision of patient care.
Acting as a professional and knowledgeable role model or mentor to colleagues and students.
Maintaining confidentiality in the workplace within the community.