Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
These services include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Provides initial behavioral health (BH) evaluations and ongoing
established BH visits.
• Develops BH care plans for individuals with psychosocial needs and
concerns.
• Develop diagnosis and treatment plans that are integrated with the
medical treatment plan, if applicable.
• Strong knowledge of CA laws related to ethics, PHI, and HIPAA.
• Coordinates treatment in collaboration with Psychiatry.
• Identifies and supervises case management needs for patients with
complex needs.
• Refer patients to other appropriate resources for support and
treatment.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team members.
• Respond immediately to medical provider requests for a behavioral
health intervention in the patient exam rooms.
• Provide therapeutic interventions when behavioral health issues arise
during a medical clinic visit.
• Use behavioral health interventions as part of an integrated response
to a patient’s medical and mental health needs.
• Coordinate long-term therapy for patients with chronic/severe mental
illness.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with
procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Works in collaboration with the Clinical Administrator, Clinical
Operations/Compliance Director, Quality department, and other
clinical staff to develop, establish, optimize, and implement clinical
protocols and procedures and quality assurance/improvement plans.
• Adheres to all SCHG policies and protocols and follows protocols for
proper documentation in accordance with the quality and compliance
department. This also includes timely completion of charting.
• Attends monthly provider meetings.
• Attends monthly QI/QA meetings as needed.
• Participates in quality improvement activities related to BH services,
outcomes.
• Collaborates on revisions to processes, protocols, and policies
related to BH services.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control
policies and protocols. Complies with federal, state, and local legal
and professional requirements by studying existing and new
legislation; anticipating future legislation; and enforcing adherence to
requirements and advising management on needed actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending
educational workshops, reviewing professional publications,
establishing personal networks, and participating in professional

• Master’s in Social Work from an accredited institution
• Active license as an LCSW by the California Board of Behavioral
Sciences (BBS)
• A working knowledge of theories and interventions that are utilized to
successfully work with patients in order to provide empathy, support,
and encourage patients to initiate change.
• Demonstrated ability to listen and communicate with others in a
professional and caring manner including sensitivity with individuals
from diverse cultures and lifestyles.
• Expertise in evidence-based practices such as Solution-Focused
Therapy, IMPACT model, SBIRT, Motivational Interviewing, and
Harm Reduction.
• BLS certification
• National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• Bilingual English/Khmer preferred
• Able to lift/move up to 50+ lbs.
• Updated physicals and TB test reading negative