Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW/ASW)

Job Description

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW)

This document describes the general duties required for this position but does not serve as an exhaustive list of duties, skills, and responsibilities.

Summary

Under the general supervision of the Mental Health Director, the LCSW works as part of a mental health care team to provide high-quality care to a diverse patient population to fulfill the following responsibilities in a high volume, multi-specialty practice in a Federally Qualified Health Center:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in assessing, planning, arranging, and implementing psychosocial programs.
• Responsible for the content of education and counseling programs for individual patients and groups of patients and serves as liaison to community, individuals, and groups as appropriate.
• Counsel patients and interpret to professional and lay groups the unique psychosocial needs of patients by identifying psychosocial disorders.
• Conduct surveys and studies relating to psychosocial status and patterns of population groups as directed. Job
• Review and evaluate recent psychosocial health research and interpret it to professionals and patients.
• Perform short-term counseling and crisis intervention as necessary.
• Assist in implementing community and social programs as a professional counselor following HRSA grants/contracts with federal, state, and local agencies and mandates of service requirements with those grants/contracts.
• Prepare psychosocial educational materials as needed or required.
• Coordinate with clinical, health education, community health, and other staff members to provide patient services. Provide referrals for services needed.
• Coordinate with other organizational entities involved in psychosocial and mental health services.
• Use tests, measurements, and scales for general and specific assessments and objective patient criteria to provide services and evaluation procedures.
• Provide in-service presentations to staff as needed or required.
• Provide community service information as an outreach worker such as required.
• Conduct health-related educational presentations to adults and teens in school and clinical settings.
• Assume other responsibilities as directed.
  
  

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of the appropriate level of care
• Providing excellent patient care and follow-up
• Organizing and promoting the treatment plans at an appropriate and efficient time
• Excellent customer service, prioritizing workload, and excellent communication skills
• Ability to identify appropriate level of care, adhere to the standard of care
• Ability to interact effectively with diverse cultural, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds
• Work as an effective team leader; establish effective interpersonal work relationships; work toward goals and objectives of CFHE
  
  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Masters in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or an acceptable related field required.
• Experience in an ambulatory health center preferred.
• Self- starter, capable of managing staff, giving directions to others, and working under pressure in certain cases.
• Requires someone familiar with and sensitive to Hispanic culture, family customs, and child-rearing practices.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Familiarity with multicultural groups, previous work experience in a multicultural setting, and willingness to enroll in language and multicultural coursework to supplement training if necessary.
• LCSW License as Clinical Social Worker
  
  

EDUCATION AND/OR SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Master’s degree.
• Must have at least 3-5 years of experience and feel comfortable providing comprehensive treatment plans for their patients.
• Exceptional clinical and communication skills are a must.
• Must be personable and enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-volume, patient-centered team environment.
  
  

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

A comprehensive knowledge of primary mental care in outpatient settings. Knowledge of the principles and practice of psychology/mental care as related to community health centers

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Company Description

The Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. (CFHE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), located in the northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. CFHE provides affordable and comprehensive medical care for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured residents of the greater Panorama City area. CFHE has been providing primary health care, mental health care, dental care, and women’s and children health care, as well as transportation services for patients since 2009.

The Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. (CFHE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), located in the northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. CFHE provides affordable and comprehensive medical care for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured residents of the greater Panorama City area. CFHE has been providing primary health care, mental health care, dental care, and women’s and children health care, as well as transportation services for patients since 2009.