Licensed Clinical Social Worker OR Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Universal Community Health Center • Los Angeles, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The LCSW or LMFT will be an integral part of our healthcare team, providing essential mental health services to patients in a community-focused, compassionate manner. The LCSW/LMFT is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions, as needed. As an LCSW/LMFT at UCHC, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and families who may face barriers to accessing quality healthcare.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work required.
• Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences required; or, Licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
• At least one (1) to five (5) years of post-licensure experience.
• Knowledge of evidence-based behavioral assessments and interventions relevant to medical conditions, e.g., disease management, treatment adherence, and lifestyle change.
• Care-management skills and knowledge of local resources for outside referrals.
• Consultation liaison skills.
• Knowledge of Electronic Medical Records required.
• Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Problem solving skills.
• Active listening.
• Social perceptiveness.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs.
• Bilingual-English/Spanish is required.

Nice To Haves

• Substance use disorder (SUD) counseling experience preferred, or willing to become trained in SUD.
• Experience working with underserved communities such as undocumented workers, unaccompanied minors, LGBTQ+ populations, communities of color, youth/adolescents, and those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health services to diverse patient caseloads.
• Provision of telehealth/remote services as permitted by funding/revenue reimbursement of telehealth services as needed.
• Monitors, evaluates, and records client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
• Interviews patient and family members; prepares psychosocial assessments, addressing all pertinent issues of participants.
• Works with outside agencies to ensure coordination of care for a variety of populations.
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” clients and in the development plan of care that supports the patient’s overall health and well-being.
• Monitor and coordinate the delivery of health services for clients as related to behavioral healthcare.
• Link clients with other treatment providers within the primary care setting and external providers with consent.
• Function as a member of a multi-interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain protocols and procedures for integrated behavioral health activities.
• Participate in case conferences with appropriate medical and ancillary team members.
• Provide consultation to clinic management and other team members about behavioral health services and suggested areas of outcome and program evaluation.
• Provide guidance regarding behavioral health policies and procedures to management teams as well as executive staff members.
• Promote and integrate behavioral health services.
• Attends and participates in behavioral health development programs, department related conferences and administrative meetings.
• Assist in the development of various program curricula.
• Creating EMR templates to meet the standard of care for behavioral health.
• Operationalizing a plan for universal screening and ongoing tracking of outcomes.
• Organizing and mapping a referral process for in-house mental health services and specialty mental health.
• Perform other tasks as required by management.

Benefits

• Flexibility to work in multiple locations throughout the week.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level