Lcsw
About The Position
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) will provide comprehensive healthcare services at Sacramento/Mather Hospital and OPC, a facility serving veterans across Northern California. This role involves direct patient care, including assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and case management for individuals and groups facing serious medical and mental health issues. The LCSW will work with complex cases, applying specialized therapeutic techniques to improve patient quality of life and impact agency programs. The position requires effective communication, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and strong customer service skills. The LCSW will be responsible for developing and adjusting treatment plans, monitoring client progress, maintaining detailed documentation, and coordinating with the VA for veteran care.
Requirements
- Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited school of social work.
- Full, unrestricted LCSW license to practice in the State of California.
- Minimum of twelve continuous months of experience providing mental health services.
- Experience working with Veterans and Veteran issues.
- Experience coordinating with the VA for Veteran Care.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Strong phone etiquette, typing, filing, and customer service skills.
- Able to interpret and apply instructions, guidelines, and policies, including gathering, organizing, and compiling factual material.
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing, with all employees.
- Develop treatment plans by assessing the client's willingness to accept different types of assistance and making ongoing decisions about services and referrals using available resources.
- Provide clinical services including assessment, referral, case management, and psychoeducation for individuals and groups.
- Offer individual, family, and group psychotherapy for serious medical and mental health issues.
- Refer clients to other agencies, community resources, or governmental services as needed.
- Employ methods and techniques to establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship that will help the client work towards the best way of dealing with his/her problems.
- Evaluate goal progress, follow up on referrals, adjust treatment plans as needed, monitor client progress, keep detailed case documentation, ensure expert diagnosis and treatment, and exercise discretion in modifying treatment.
- Explain client's treatment and progress towards goals to third parties with jurisdiction.
- Handle serious and complex cases, assuming full professional responsibility for diverse psychosocial and environmental issues.
- Apply specialized therapeutic techniques to improve individuals' quality of life and impact agency programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
