Licensed Independent Social Worker Job at FETTER HEALTH CARE NETWORK INC

FETTER HEALTH CARE NETWORK INC Charleston, SC 29403

Description:
Individual, couples, and/or family consultation with patients, including:

Functional and strength-based assessment and diagnosis;

Psychoeducation for patients and their support systems

Facilitate group classes focused on a variety of lifestyle interventions

Medication adherence counseling and disease self-management counseling

Motivational Interviewing to develop behavioral strategies aimed at symptom reduction

Brief problem solving cognitive intervention aimed at modifying negative thinking and promotion self-efficacy

Self-care Plan development and skills training to facilitate disease self-management, improved coping, distress tolerance, stress reduction, and relaxation; and

Substance use/ abuse evaluation, identification of maladaptive coping strategies, and development of harm reduction strategies.

Consultation with PCP’s to enhance understanding of the patient, provide decision support for treatment planning and assist in the implementation and monitoring of biopsychosocial treatment plans.

Coordination of Care - Provide consultation to and coordinate care of patients with health center primary care staff. Identify, refer, and advocate for patients needing specialty behavioral health service, and other services as needed.

Crisis Intervention - Be immediately available to the health center staff during working hours in the event of a psychiatric emergency. Participate as a member of the health center staff in the event of any other kind of emergency.

Charting - Complete all charting as needed and required by contacted funding sources: including assessments, progress notes, and billing.

Other Duties:
Assist in provider training and education in integrated behavioral health-primary care model.

Participate in behavioral health quality improvement activities.

Participate in local behavior health training and conferences

Assists with practice acquisition and new site development.

Requirements:
Licensed Independent Social Worker with a minimum of one year of experience as a therapist and current license to practice in South Carolina.

Doctoral degree in psychology, with a minimum of two years of continuous experience as a therapist and a current license to practice in South Carolina as a Psychologist (or working toward licensure).

Competency in providing cognitive and behavioral interventions to individuals, children, adolescents, families, couples, and groups with behavioral health/ substance abuse problems in a primary care setting.

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with primary care staff, patients, and other behavioral health clinicians.


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