Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Description

We hire to retire. Come join our amazing team of professionals offering total family wellness and healthcare to residents of 7 counties via our 13 offices in North Florida.

As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Healthcare Center, our mission is to improve health, wellness and life by providing a compassionate medical home, while promoting training and education. Our focus is on meeting patient needs, without regard for the patient’s ability to render payment.

BENEFITS:

•  Student Loan Repayment Available
•  Malpractice Insurance Paid
•  License Dues Paid by the Employer
•  $100k Life Insurance
•  401k with 5% Match
•  CME standard coverage (5 days, stipend per contract)
•  11 Paid Holidays
•  31 days PTO in 1st Year (4 Weeks' Vacation, 11 Holidays)

Position Summary

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker is responsible for providing behavioral health services to referred PMG patients in the form of, but not limited to, crisis intervention, brief psychotherapy, health management, and traditional mental health services (when appropriate). The LCSW will serve as part of the care team, collaborating, consulting, and referring, to coordinate all treatment needs.

Description of Primary Responsibilities

1) Provide necessary behavioral health services to patients identified by Palms Medical Group Providers to include, but not limited to, emergency assessment, care coordination, brief psychotherapy, and recommendation for higher level of care; in accordance with the policies and procedures of PMG.

2) Promote health maintenance and prevention of disease.

3) Promote mutual, beneficial professional, relationships between the corporation and the surrounding health service providers and institutes.

4) Advise the appropriate member of management as defined on the institution’s organizational chart of any problems perceived with PMG operations.

5) Maintain the established system of medical records, in keeping with the current PMG policies and procedures.

6) Be available after hours to treat or triage behavioral health emergencies as determined necessary.

7) Share in providing coverage for extended office hours of PMG.

8) Share in providing coverage for any other extended service approved by the Board of Directors (e.g., 24-hour coverage) as instructed.

9) Agree to carry out all required responsibilities of the corporation relative to patient charges, third party reimbursement, ordering necessary therapy supplies and assessments, etc.

10) Participate in community service and health promotion programs.

11) Be responsible to participate in QA/QI activities as necessary.

12) Be responsible for ongoing staff and provider education, peer reviews, staff competencies, and updates to committees on Behavioral Health Integration Project.

13) Maintain appropriate certifications and undergo Credentialing, utilization, and meet requirements of peer reviews.

14) Assume the supervision of any staff as requested by Chief Medical Officer in accordance with Florida statutory requirements.

15) Perform other related duties as requested by the Chief Medical Officer.

16) Participate in the review of all medical policies, procedures, and protocols.

Requirements

Description of Primary Attributes

General Development:

1) Must be organized, a self-starter and detailed oriented

2) Job duties require the ability to work independently and as part of a team

3) Expected to travel and cover other sites during provider absences

4) Expected to coach, mentor and train clinical staff

Professional & Technical Knowledge:

1) Follow Safety and OSHA requirements

2) Maintain appropriate certifications

3) Undergo credentialing, utilization and peer reviews

4) Employee will be expected to navigate and operate Microsoft Office suite products, including Word and Excel 

Licenses & Certifications:

1) Master’s degree in social work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited school of social work

2) Current and Valid LCSW license in the State of Florida

3) Current BLS (basic life support) Certification

Communications Skills:

1) Effectively and tactfully communicates complex and/or technical information to co-workers, patients and/or vendors

Physical/Mental/Emotional Demands:

• Standing for long periods of time
• Sitting for long periods of time
• Viewing a computer monitor for long periods of time
• Bending
• Stretching / Reaching
• Walking short distances
• Lifting up to 50 pounds
• Operating office equipment (computer, fax machines, telephones and copy machines)
• Reading forms / Instructions / Patients Charts 
• Communicating well to people of various ages, educational levels, cultural backgrounds in person or by telephone
• Exposure to potentially violent / irate patients
• Health / Safety Consideration of Position
• Exposure to chemical infectious / contagious illness
• Exposure to chemical and inhalation of antibiotics during reconstitution
• Exposure to X-Ray radiation 
• Exposure to a variety of scents and odors
• Must utilize universal precaution in clinical or exposure situations as prescribed by federal state, and local guidelines and /or laws