Associate Clinical Social Worker

The Associate Clinical Social Worker will provide high-quality psychological services in an integrated care setting. Partner as a flexible member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide seamless care for patients. Assess and diagnose mental health and chronic conditions. Design appropriate interventions to meet patient needs, including coordinating care with community resources as needed. Provide effective, evidence-based interventions to patients, and facilitate same-day and crisis services as needed. Work at maximum potential to meet access and productivity needs while providing high quality care. Contributes to clinic quality goals. Maintain all standards and complete all responsibilities toward accrual of supervised professional experience toward license eligibility. Contribute to clinic quality goals and improvement efforts. Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to after evening hours and assignment to outside locations within PHC federal scope such as school-based clinics and homeless shelters.

Areas of Responsibility:

Participation in Integrated Care Team:
· Functions as collaborative member of integrated care team
· Readily accepts warm handoffs and provides follow-up recommendations to referring provider
· Shares skills and interventions with members of integrated team to facilitate coordinated treatment

Assessment:
· Consistently uses screening tools to assess mood, risk, and progress in treatment
· Appropriately and expediently diagnoses mental health disorders based on DSM-V criteria

Intervention Design:
· Determine appropriate level of treatment for individual patients and episodes of care
· Coordinate care with community resources as appropriate
· Utilize outcomes-based practice tools to ensure high quality patient care and tailor delivery of brief interventions
· Works collaboratively with Behavioral Health leadership to develop treatment programs specific to patient populations and treatment needs

Intervention Delivery:
· Provides psychological assessment and brief treatment to individuals and families
· Documents progress/data in medical records using objective, measurable methods
· Treats psychological disorders to effect change
· Selects approach to use in brief individual therapy and modifies
· Collaborates with Psychiatrists and other specialists in developing treatment recommendations

Access and Productivity:
· Works at maximum potential to meet productivity requirements in order to improve patient access and fiscal viability while maintaining quality care
· Adheres to health center standards for productivity as defined by the medical director and senior management
· Facilitates same-day access for patients in need of Behavioral Health treatment or assessment

Professional Development and Relationships:
· Utilizes Continuing Education resources to ensure compliance and skills necessary to practice in PHC treatment model. Willingly seeks additional training when needed in order to successfully fulfill job requirements
· Models clear communication and conflict resolution skills with coworkers and patients
· Continually assesses needs of community and patients, and trends in psychology, to ensure cutting-edge treatment
· Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Adheres to quality assurance guidelines and aids the health center in reaching its clinical quality goals. Adheres to nationally recognized health care standards
· Knows and follows clinic policies and procedures
· Demonstrates competent knowledge in delivering behavioral health services to patients through peer review as established through the medical staff bylaws, recommendations of each licensing Board, and clinic Quality improvement Program
· Supports and contributes in a positive manner to clinic efforts to maintain and improve patient satisfaction in all aspects of care delivery
· Meets all time commitments by arriving on time to the clinic and working entire shift or more as needed
· Attends and actively participates in supervision for oversight of clinical work. Responsible for maintaining all records and communication for licensing eligibility and for the acquisition of a license when hours are complete.
· Willingly performs other duties within the scope of practice as assigned

Master's degree in Social Work
Spanish