What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker position at Amergis?
We are seeking a Clinician for a non-profit geriatric center in San Francisco, Ca!
The facility is a community-focused organization in the San Francisco Bay Area dedicated to helping geriatric patients maintain their health, activity levels, and social connections. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team to provide input in the development of the plan of care for those patients/clients requiring social work intervention. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides counseling and crisis intervention to patients/clients who have social or emotional problems in a variety of settings across the age span.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Crisis Intervention and Management: Provide crisis intervention and management to prevent hospitalization.
Participant Assessments: Conduct intakes and assess participants with psychiatric, psychological, and/or behavioral management needs.
Therapeutic Services: Offer individual and/or family therapy for participants, their families, or caregivers.
Case Management: Deliver case management services as needed, including intensive case management, evaluations, and service plan development.
Team Coordination: Collaborate with members of the Interdisciplinary Team.
Group Therapy: Lead therapy groups for participants who can benefit from group therapy.
Team Contributions: Participate in team meetings and case conferences by presenting cases, discussing clinical issues, and exchanging information and ideas.
Community Resources: Provide information about community resources to the general public as needed.
Supervision: Provide direct supervision to LCSW or MFT license-eligible staff.
Program Development: Assist psychologists in developing and implementing programs (e.g., behavior management programs) and policies to support the Mental and Behavioral Health Team.
Quality Control: Help psychologists supervise mental health team staff and ensure quality control for mental health services.
Staff Training: Assist psychologists in assessing staff training needs and creating appropriate training programs and materials in mental health.
Training Administration: Help plan, develop, and administer staff training seminars and materials.
Additional Duties: Perform all other reasonably related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Master’s degree in Social Work from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education required
Active license as an LCSW in state of practice required
Minimum of one year of social work experience preferred
Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice
Participation and completion of Amergis’ Competency program when applicable
Current CPR if applicable
TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)
Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site
Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required
Computer proficiency required
Must be at least 18 years of age
- Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Awards and recognition programs
“Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Initiative, Amergis will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records”
Salary : $2,400
