Behavioral Health Therapist - LCSW, West LA/Santa Monica (Hybrid-Remote)
UCLA
Application
Details
Posted: 08-Sep-24
Location: Santa Monica, California
Salary: Open
Categories:
Mental Health/Social Services
Internal Number: 142197712
Description
Provide positive care solutions within an award-winning health system. Grow your career while enhancing quality of life for those most in need. Leverage your expertise to make a real difference in the community. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
You will provide a
range of services to multidisciplinary teams with emphasis on outpatient
practices of the UCLA Health-Behavioral Health Associates serving adult,
geriatric populations, child and adolescents. Duties may include psychosocial
assessment; care coordination, consultation to the team, individual, family or
group psychotherapeutic treatment; liaison with community agencies; treatment
plan documentation; and disposition planning and advocacy. You will serve as a resource to
providers, patients, care coordinators, and performs complex care coordination
for high risk patients to improve access to psychiatric care and to prevent
unnecessary ED admissions and hospitalizations. In this role, you will have three main functions:
1. Resource and complex care coordination
2. Project
coordination/management for innovative approaches to deliver behavioral health
services to enhance/improve access to care
3. Direct clinical services, the
clinical social worker may provide direct mental health services including
urgent assessments, interventions, and recommendations to individual patients
and their families and recruitment for and coordination of group therapy
sessions
You will serve as a patient advocate, demonstrate problem solving skills to
resolve conflict and assist patients/families/caregivers to identify their
past and present coping skills. You will work collaboratively with the
patient, community resources, other providers, managed care operations, the
UCLA Health System, and health plans to implement, identify, coordinate, and
monitor options and services to meet at-risk patients’ healthcare needs. You will aim to foster continuity of care and reduce unnecessary utilization of
healthcare services by coordinating and providing health services that meet
individuals’ health needs. By connecting key individuals involved in the care
of the patient and decreasing fragmentation and duplication of care, the clinical
social worker is able to enhance the quality and cost effectiveness of the care
that is delivered in the outpatient setting. You will also be expected to keep current with
the professional mental healthcare knowledge and pursue further enhancement of
job-related knowledge.
Multiple locations available, including Santa Monica, West LA, Marina Del Rey, Brentwood and Calabasas, as well as flexibility in schedule.
*Position is flexible hybrid with up to 40% remote*
Salary Range: $105,298 - $125,844 Annual
Qualifications
We’re seeking an experienced CA Licensed Clinical Social Worker with:
MSW
Experience and skill interacting with health care
providers in a multidisciplinary setting
2-3 years of relevant experience
Working knowledge of general theoretical and
clinical models
Ability to develop effective rapport and working
therapeutic alliances with patients
Skill in writing clear and complete clinical notes
and summaries of clinical evaluations
Skills and experiences in documenting/charting to
ensure current and accurate medical records are entered and documented in
patient files in accordance with established Medical Records policies and
procedures
Knowledge of clinical social worker ethics and scope
of practice
Ability to perform a complete mental status exam and
recognize changes in mental status
Ability to establish and maintain effective and
mutually respectful relationships with professionals and support staff
Knowledge of pertinent current community resources,
including income maintenance, mental health treatment, special education,
residential and vocational supports
Ability to provide and maintain appropriate
coordination of care with existing providers and/or variety of community
agencies and demonstrate assertiveness, persistence, and diplomacy as an
advocate for the patient
Ability to triage high risk behavior of patients
Knowledge of community resources for higher level of
care or specialty care
Knowledge
of psychosocial factors related to all life stages; expertise in at least
one stage
Ability
to communicate clearly and therapeutically with patients and families
regarding diagnosis, progress, treatment plan recommendations
Ability
to establish and maintain effective and mutually respectful relationships
with professionals and support staff
Ability
to assess and respond appropriately in a timely fashion to the safety
needs of patients, family and staff
Knowledge
of child and adult abuse and neglect reporting laws and procedures
Knowledge
of scope of practice of relevant other disciplines including psychiatry,
psychology, and psychiatric nurse Practitioners.
Ability
to recognize complex clinical situations and seek and apply consultation
of supervision when needed
Ability
to respond calmly and effectively in crisis situations
Demonstrated
resourcefulness, effective written and verbal communications and diplomacy
Demonstrated
leadership and organizational abilities with previous demonstration of
consistency, independence, flexibility, initiative and creativity
Skill
at writing documentation that is timely, meaningful, complete, legible,
grammatically correct, concise and consistent with legal and
administrative standards
Ability
to use a computer for electronic mail and word processing, internet access
to University policies and procedures, and community resources for
patients/families
At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.