LCSW

Jewish Renaissance Foundation; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NJSICK EARN

Professional Development

Job summary

Jewish Renaissance Foundation's JRF Community Health Center (JRF-CHC) seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to provide behavioral health and substance abuse interventions within primary care. The role includes in-person and telehealth assessments, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, patient education, referrals and related services.

The LCSW will join a multidisciplinary team serving underserved populations, using evidence-based practices, and maintaining documentation in

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Master's degree in social work required
• Two years' clinical social worker experience in healthcare preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish and English required
• Experience with behavioral health and substance abuse preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and provide individual and group therapy
• Develop personalized treatment plans
• Conduct assessments and patient surveys
• Document sessions in EMR accurately and timely
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and attend meetings
• Develop outreach and enrollment initiatives for services

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Telehealth

Strong communication

Self-starter

Teamwork

Cultural competence

Case planning

Education

Master's degree in social work

LCSW license

SIFI certification preferred

Tools

EMR (eClinicalWorks)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Job Summary:

The JRF Community Health Center (JRF-CHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center. The role of the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is to provide behavioral health and substance abuse interventions to an underserved population in collaboration with our primary care medical team. This will include in person telehealth assessments and evaluations, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, patient education, referral and related services. The right candidate will be innovative and a self-starter, with the skills, passion and creativity to look outside the box to help flourish the center's behavioral health services.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assessing patients, utilizing therapeutic techniques, and providing supportive counseling to individuals and groups in person.
• Evaluate clients, needs and develop personalized treatment plans.
• Conduct pre- and post-intervention assessments and patient surveys to evaluate effectiveness of programs
• Advocate on behalf of the client and make referrals for appointments.
• Consistently and accurately documents treatment sessions and profiles in a timely fashion using EMR system.
• Build and maintain positive relationships and ongoing communication with colleagues, patients, clients, and families.
• Crisis intervention as necessary.
• Maintain required patient documentation.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, including participation in medical staff meetings and trainings.
• Prepare records, and complete internal reports.
• Develop and implement outreach and enrollment initiatives to market the health center's behavioral health services.
• Attend staff meetings, training, and any other mandatory grantor and/or agency meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by upper management to support agency and health center goals.

Requirements:

• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Master's degree in social work.
• SIFI certified highly preferred, but not required.
• Two years' experience of clinical social worker experience in health care setting preferred.
• Strong mental/behavioral health and substance abuse diagnosis required.
• Proven skills in clinical intervention, substance abuse, bio-psychosocial assessment, and case planning preferred.
• Psychiatric medication knowledge preferred.
• Working knowledge of EMR Record systems, eClinicalWorks preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of computer systems and applications such as Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• A high level of comfort conducting telehealth visits with patients.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English required
• Strong communication skills (verbal and writing).
• Ability to work well with others.
• Innovative, self-starter with the skills, passion and creativity to develop a program.
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism, compassion, and respect, for all individuals at all times.
• Experience working with the underserved population a plus.
• Culturally competent.

Benefits:

Eligible for NJSICK EARN
Professional Development

Schedule:

Flexible, preferably 2-3 days per week and Saturday mornings