School-Based Therapist - LCMHC(A), LCSW(A), LMFT(A)

Kintegra Health•Lincolnton, NC

9h•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a School Behaviorist (LCSW, LCMHC or LMFT) to join our family. Under the direct supervision of the Director of School Behavioral Health and School Behavioral Health Regional Lead, this position works as a part of a multidisciplinary school-based treatment team to facilitate the provision of holistic, whole-person behavioral healthcare for all Kintegra Health patients. This role provides behavioral health and substance abuse screening, brief intervention, education, and referral services for patients within a school-based setting. It also involves ongoing consultation and treatment planning support for school administrators, social workers, and teaching personnel to meet the needs of individual clients and school programs. The therapist will work with patients with psychosocial, behavioral health, chronic disease, behavior change, and/or substance use concerns. The incumbent is expected to be knowledgeable of and adhere to all policies, professional practice standards, philosophies and requirements for professional clinical practice.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or related field.
Minimum experience and/or exposure to working within a school, supporting student population.
LCSW (A), LCMHC (A), LMFT (A)
CPR Certification

Responsibilities

Practice reflects adherence to professional Code of Ethics.
Provides evidence-based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for students/families (patients) with a variety of behavioral and chronic health conditions
Works cooperatively as an integral part of the school system team with the goal of improving patient care and increasing team efficiency.
Formulates and facilitates the implementation of behavioral health, substance abuse, and chronic disease management plans of care through use appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.
Assists school administrators, social workers, teaching personnel with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health, substance use, issues, chronic disease management.
Engages in ongoing assessment and quality improvement strategies to assist in the implementation ongoing primary care/behavioral health integration strategies.
Provides consultative services to school system team members within the scope of care definitions and provides training to other health care professionals as needed.
Completes, in a timely manner, all required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services rendered, and organizational operations.
Engages in continuing education to maintain licensure and enhance professional competence relevant to medical and legal issues that impact patient care.
Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.