Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About The Position
Deer Oaks Behavioral Health is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join its Long-Term Care Clinical Services team. The clinician works onsite at one or more long-term care facilities in their local community, providing therapy, assessment, care planning, and behavioral health support to older adults and people with chronic medical conditions. The role offers professional autonomy, a Monday–Friday schedule, and administrative and clinical support. The LCSW provides individual, family, and group therapy; conducts clinical assessments, psychosocial evaluations, screenings, and treatment planning; and supports residents experiencing concerns such as depression, anxiety, illness adjustment, grief, trauma, substance use, and behavioral disturbances. The clinician collaborates with facility staff and interdisciplinary care providers, maintains timely documentation, follows applicable ethical and regulatory guidelines, and builds professional relationships with facility staff and leadership.
Requirements
- Active, unrestricted LCSW license.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.
- Comfort navigating long-term care environments.
- Commitment to timely documentation and high-quality care.
Nice To Haves
- Experience or interest in working with older adults and medically complex individuals.
- Comfort partnering with facility staff and valuing autonomy alongside team collaboration.
- Organization, compassion, and clinical confidence.
- Interest in long-term stability in a supportive environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual, family, and group therapy to long-term care residents.
- Conduct clinical assessments, psychosocial evaluations, screenings, and treatment planning.
- Support residents with depression, anxiety, adjustment to illness, grief, trauma, substance use, behavioral disturbances, and other conditions common in long-term care settings.
- Deliver behavioral management and brief, goal-oriented interventions aligned with best practices in geriatric care.
- Coordinate treatment and resident care with nursing, social services, rehabilitation, and medical providers.
- Participate in care plan discussions, facility meetings, and case collaborations as needed.
- Maintain complete and timely documentation using the Geriatric Notes Tool (GNT).
- Follow ethical, professional, and regulatory guidelines for clinical documentation, confidentiality, and care delivery.
- Build professional relationships with facility staff and leadership and serve as a behavioral health resource for residents’ mental and emotional needs.
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling; clinicians create their own Monday–Friday schedule.
- No evenings, weekends, or on-call responsibilities.
- Autonomy in organizing daily workflow and caseload.
- ASWB-accredited continuing education units at no cost.
- Ongoing clinical support, mentorship, and consultation.
- Geriatric-specific clinical training and specialty resources.
- Administrative support for billing, collections, credentialing, insurance, and scheduling.
- HIPAA-compliant documentation system and efficient workflows.
- Company-paid liability insurance for full-time and part-time staff.
- Competitive compensation model.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time staff.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays for full-time staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
