Collaborative Care Behavioral Health Therapist (LCSW)

FMOL Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

FMOL Health in Louisiana seeks a licensed clinical social worker to join its behavioral health team. You will collaborate with medical providers and a psychiatry consultant to coordinate mental and physical health care for an assigned caseload. Independence in patient sessions and advocacy for holistic care are expected.

Responsibilities include screening, education, psychotherapy, EHR documentation, and contributing to treatment plans and outcomes tracking within a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with knowledge and experience in mental health therapeutic processes and counseling techniques.
• Master of Social Work.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief behavioral interventions for common mental health disorders (e.g., motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, behavioral activation).

Responsibilities

• Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload.
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.
• Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and the available treatment options.
• Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
• Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in EHR so that the information can be shared with the care team.
• Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric consultant which includes more intensive specialized mental health care outside of the primary care clinic.
• Develop and complete relapse prevention self-management plan with patients who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be discharged from the caseload.
• Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
• Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient's medical provider.
• Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes using a registry.
• Patient Records and Billing
• Ensure accurate and timely billing for therapeutic services provided.

Skills

LCSW experience

Evidence-based therapies

Behavioral interventions

Motivational interviewing

Education

Master of Social Work

LCSW licensure

Job description

FMOL Health in Louisiana seeks a licensed clinical social worker to join its behavioral health team. You will collaborate with medical providers and a psychiatry consultant to coordinate mental and physical health care for an assigned caseload. Independence in patient sessions and advocacy for holistic care are expected.

Responsibilities include screening, education, psychotherapy, EHR documentation, and contributing to treatment plans and outcomes tracking within a multidisciplinary setting.