This Master’s level behavioral health professional will provide mental health and social evaluations for a diverse group of clients.

Major responsibilities include:

- Provide crisis evaluations, develop treatment plans, and coordinate care with psychiatrists for patients experiencing emotional distress with chronic care conditions, serious mental illness, psychiatric disorders, co-varying disorders and urgent mental health needs
- Coordinate scheduling for follow-up with the psychiatrist and with other clinical teams to provide efficient utilization of resources
- Participate in on-going communication with the other clinical teams and attend staff meetings for case reviews as requested
- Preference given to individuals with broad based work experiences, direct mental health services provision, crisis work, and leadership experience, treatment planning
- Must be skilled in psychological assessment of individuals in various stages of psychological distress
- Must be familiar with mental status exams and mental health diagnoses that correspond to ICD-9DM and DSM-IV TR manuals
- Must be organized in functioning independently, work well with a multidisciplinary team, efficient in data gathering, good communication skills in order to effectively collect and transmit data between intrinsic and external sources
- Articulate in presenting relevant findings that pertain to mental status and patient risk




- Able to coordinate large amounts of information to prioritize findings relevant to treatment decisions and treatment plan development

Requirements

- Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) or Mental Health Counseling from an accredited college or university and completion of clinical training hours necessary to achieve independent licensure
- Valid unrestricted state Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of behavioral health diagnosis (DMS-IV-TR) and the state service delivery system
- Demonstrates compliance with applicable social work and mental health care standards, regulations, statutes, and departmental policies and procedures
- Must be skilled in psychological assessment of individuals in various stages of psychological distress
- Must be familiar with mental status exams and mental health diagnoses that correspond to ICD-9DM and DSM-IV TR manuals
- Exhibits a professional image in both appearance and behavior and maintains professional boundaries with clients
- Demonstrates sound clinical judgments and decision making abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as required
- Adheres to ethical standards and maintains/protects client rights and confidentiality at all times
- Possess current CPR certificate and Finger Print Card

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