IBH Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Integrated BH

Reports To: Director of Behavioral Health Services

Job Summary: Provides educational and integrated health services that support treatment and maintenance of medical care for patient population.

Qualifications and Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Job duties may be modified at any time based on business needs.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Talks and listens to clients who are suffering setbacks in medical care due to psychological or behavioral issues.


• Assesses client needs, abilities or behavior using a variety of methods, including interviews and direct observation of behavior.


• Uses appropriate techniques for the evaluation and treatment of patients in medical examination environments.


• Documents and reviews documentation of integrated health visits, such as, demographic data, treatment plans, psychosocial history, progress notes, discharge planning, etc.


• Oversees and assists each assigned client with individualized service planning and reviews.


• Develops and implements intervention and treatment programs that the patients can interpret and comply with.


• Provides culturally sensitive therapy modalities and develops and provides new services.


• Provides counseling services for CCHCI patients that are in need of services with a schedule designed to meet the needs of the clinic.


• Assists in clinical discharge planning, referring clients to, or providing alternative services.


• Provides consultation and training to providers and staff about behavioral health services and clients.


• Provides reports and utilization management documents to other providers and agencies involved in client's care.


• Participates in Integrated Health staff meetings and other quality improvement meetings as needed.

Minimum Qualifications - Education, Experience, Certificates & Licenses:

• Master's degree in social work.


• Licensed in the State of Arizona as a Clinical Social Worker.


• Board Certification in the area specific to the position being filled.

• Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One to two years of experience providing services in a medical setting using the integrated behavioral health model is strongly preferred.

Required Language Skills:

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions, correspondence, and communications in English in both oral and written format.


• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required.


• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.


• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.


• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients, operate office or medical equipment, etc.


• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computers, telephone, and other office machinery.


• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor, handwritten and typed documents.


• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.


• Ability to skillfully gather and analyze data.


• Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring considerable independent judgment.


• Displays a high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.


• Knowledge of health plans and community health centers preferred.


• Computer literacy required.


• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.


• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.


• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Work Environment & Conditions:

• Work environment is typical of a health clinic setting with occasional exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, and hazardous chemicals.


• Work occasionally requires extended hours to include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.


• Work requires the ability to be contacted by cell phone during or outside of regular work hours.