*Position Summary: *Under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer, the LPC (License Professional Counselor)/ LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) as a part of the primary care team, is responsible for providing standardized counseling/talk therapy, for Four Rivers' Patient with mild to moderate mental health conditions and/or substance abuse who are referred by Four Rivers' providers.
The LPC/LCSW will work to address other social needs of patients and will utilize area referral sources for needed specialty care, hospitalization, or advance psychiatric assessments and treatments.
*Supervision Exercised: *None
*Position Responsibilities:*
1.
Receives referrals from Four Rivers providers.
2.
Assess the mental and behavioral health status of referred patients.
3.
Provide counseling/talk therapy to scheduled patients utilizing professional counseling standards.
4.
Formulates differential diagnosis of mild to moderate mental health conditions and/or substance abuse.
5.
Formulates short-term and long-term counseling plans for patients under care.
6.
Consults with medical director and other providers regarding complex patients and regarding prescription medications prescribed by providers.
7.
Identify patients with urgent mental health conditions (e.
g.
suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, etc.
) and make appropriate referrals to available emergency or psychiatric treatment facilities.
8.
Provide written document of counseling sessions, assessments, interventions, and recommendations for YCHC’s providers and to meet requirements for medical records documentation.
9.
Provide non-scheduled urgent assessment of patients with medical clinic appointments.
10.
Provides group and family therapy session as indicated.
11.
Assist Medical Director in developing protocols for YCHC’s counseling services and criteria for outside referrals for advanced/emergency psychiatric care.
12.
Prepare monthly productivity reports
13.
Prepares reports for quality improvement.
14.
Provides in-service training on relevant topics for co-workers as requested.
15.
Participate in a team management approach to patient care/treatment.
16.
Maintain an understanding of how behavioral health priorities are administered under State of North Dakota DHSS guidelines, consult with specialists and colleagues to review and participate in the care of patients receiving indirect/contract medical services.
17.
Maintain quality care through participation in peer review, policy development and quality improvement programs.
18.
Maintain appropriate documentation of clinical and counseling services, including all necessary billing information.
Ensure accurate and consistent use of encounter forms for all client contracts with behavioral health providers to ensure accurate billing of third party resources
19.
Maintain and update professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops and serving on special committees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.
00 - $75,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
* Primary Care
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
Work setting:
* In-person
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Rolla, MO 65401: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
License/Certification:
* Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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