LC/LMSW Mobile Community Support Clinician

Description

Grant-Funded Role: Grant ends August 31, 2026

Requirement: LCSW and Licensed CASAC

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Provider who is also a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) to join our Mobile Community Support Therapeutic Team.  The Mental Health Provider will provide therapeutic counseling and support to patients experiencing drug or alcohol dependency, educate families in the best ways to help in the recovery process, and work with both patients and families to promote optimum mental health.  The services provided to the patients will include mental health and substance use assessments, crisis intervention, treatment and discharge planning, individual and group therapeutic counseling, psychoeducation, and referrals.  This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Ryan Health.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions of the Mobile Community Support Clinician is to provide crisis intervention, mental health and substance abuse screenings, assessment of substance use (Motivational Interviewing and SBIRT), and short term therapeutic individual, family and group counseling to patients in the community who are experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.

• Maintain an assigned caseload of patients with diverse mental health and substance use needs.
• Must demonstrate the ability to provide quality, patient-centered, evidence-based treatment to individuals, groups and families who experience mental health and substance use disorders.
• Must demonstrate the ability to provide the SBIRT model of screening.
• Must have experience with relapse prevention, reduction of alcohol and cannabis use, and smoking cessation.
• Must have experience administering mental health and substance use screenings, treatment and discharge planning, and making quick clinical assessments and referrals to licensed substance use disorder treatment programs.
• Traveling with the Mobile Team on designated days, at least twice a week, is essential.
• Providing psychoeducation about harm reduction methods and treatment options.
• Coordinating care with Medically Assisted Treatment providers, as well as others providing treatment to patient.
• Maintain professional competence by attending professional conferences, trainings, in-service seminars and other trainings as assigned.
• Participate in staff meetings and case conferences with mental health teams throughout the network.
• Participate in weekly individual or group supervision
• Serve as rotating Mental Health representative for Ryan’s after hours on-call patient service.
• Adhere to all agency and departmental policies and procedures.
• Must demonstrate a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with patients, immediate supervisor, and other employees.

Other

• Immediately report any problems or unusual occurrences to supervisor/s
• Perform other duties/special assignments as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Skills Required:

•  Five (5) years of direct clinical experience with a diverse population
• Three (3) years of supervisory experience
• Minimum of 1 year experience working with the substance abuse population
• Effective communication, listening, problem solving, and writing skills
• Excellent Crisis Intervention Skills
• Proven track record of organization skills, attention to detail and ability to respond promptly to requests
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer literacy with proficiency in standard office software/hardware such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate cultural competency

Education, Licenses and/or Certifications Required:           

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC)

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual Spanish-speaking

Competencies Required:

Customer Service: 

• Professional, courteous and respectful attitude in dealing with patients
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served (if applicable)
• Commits to exceeding expectations of the patient

Cooperation/Teamwork

• Works well with others
• Contributes input to improve outcomes
• Commits to exceeding expectations of the patient
• Asks others for opinions and feedback; provides and accepts feedback in a tactful respectful way

Minimal Training Time

180-day introductory period.   

Working Conditions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear.  This position requires moderate physical effort, involving transporting medical equipment, assisting in ambulatory procedures, and lifting patients. This position requires standing 75% of the time. Sight and hearing are essential.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work is primarily in a mental health clinic and/or general primary care setting which includes the unpredictability in behaviors of individuals and acute and chronic infectious diseases which may be contagious.  Adequate preparation and precaution is necessary. 

Environmental conditions include exposure to airborne infection associated with health care settings; exposure to blood borne pathogens and biologicals; possible exposure to laboratory chemicals and diagnostic radiology materials.

Disclaimer

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.  This position may be required to perform other duties.  If such work becomes a permanent and regular part of the job, a new description will be prepared. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ryan Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate because of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  We are committed to attracting, retaining and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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