LCSW

San Ysidro Health • San Diego, CA

5d • $104,603 - $137,842

About The Position

Under the direction of the Chief Behavioral Health Officer, the Licensed Clinical Social Worker performs psychological assessments and provides brief, evidence-based treatment using the primary care behavioral health model. The role serves adults, older adults, children, and their families in primary care settings and works closely with primary care providers to develop and implement treatment plans. The clinician also provides crisis intervention when needed and ensures services are culturally appropriate and consistent with California laws and regulations, professional standards, agency guidelines, and ethical requirements.

The position includes clinic-based, telephone, and mobile crisis triage, assessment, and stabilization, as well as outpatient services on school campuses and satellite primary care clinics when requested. The clinician collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, community resources, and healthcare providers to support integrated care, continuity of care, and contract goals. The location will be determined upon interview.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school, or equivalent, following successful completion of terminal graduate training in a psychotherapy-related field.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license issued by the State of California.
• Sensitivity to multicultural concerns and the psychotherapeutic process.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation and recovery treatment modalities and integrated treatment and care for individuals with co-occurring disorders.
• Ability to demonstrate cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity, particularly when working with minority communities.
• Ability to use tact, objectivity, sensitivity, strategy, and judgment when working with people with co-occurring disorders.
• Ability to organize, set priorities, exercise sound independent judgment, and maintain effective working relationships.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to meet pre-employment requirements, including I-9, physical, background and reference checks, completed application, new-hire orientation, and pre-employment PPDs; compliance with mandated vaccinations and boosters is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with children ages 5–12 is highly desired.
• Two years of experience in a community health or mental health setting is preferred.
• Experience in behavioral medicine or health psychology is preferred or helpful.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of behavioral medicine, health psychology, and substance abuse interventions, including IMPACT and/or SBIRT, is strongly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and triage patients, providing evidence-based brief behavioral health interventions for physical health, mental health, and substance use concerns.
• Consult with clinical staff and primary care providers through timely feedback, treatment recommendations, progress updates, documentation, and verbal communication.
• Assess patient needs and develop negotiated care plans with patients and primary care clinicians.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic medical record documentation and prepare evaluation or treatment reports as required.
• Review and revise care plans as indicated, document progress, and communicate with relevant multidisciplinary team members.
• Provide crisis intervention, including suicide assessments, recommendations to medical providers and patients, and decisions about whether crisis response services are appropriate for patient safety.
• Coordinate with the Chief Behavioral Health Officer or Director of Behavioral Health to inform healthcare providers about mental illness in medical settings.
• Assist with implementation and administration of the ESBIRT program model for substance abuse prevention and treatment.
• Participate in required multidisciplinary, case conference, pod care team, case review, chart review, and committee meetings.
• Meet productivity expectations under clinic and program guidelines.
• Provide telephone, mobile crisis, and clinic-based triage, assessment, and stabilization in a crisis stabilization facility.
• Comply with departmental and health center policies, procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Organize work, set priorities, and exercise sound independent judgment within areas of responsibility.
• Work sensitively and appropriately with underserved and culturally diverse communities.
• Maintain contact with community resources, including case managers, rehabilitation and detoxification centers, and psychiatric units, to support continuity of care.
• Build effective working relationships with clients, family members, professional staff, and the public; seek assistance and guidance from supervisors and professional staff when needed.
• Support professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Provide outpatient services at school campuses and satellite primary care clinics as requested by behavioral health leadership.
• Assist with supervision of interns or unlicensed staff as permitted by the clinician’s license and as requested.
• Collaborate with providers to support fully integrated, team-based care.
• Conduct presentations, trainings, or lectures for primary care team members, medical residents, or community members as requested.
• Assist in developing a train-the-trainer SBIRT model for primary care teams.
• Monitor progress toward contract goals and objectives to support contract compliance.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time