LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (FHC)

Louisville Metro Government; Kentucky; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisville Metro Government seeks a licensed clinical social worker to provide mental health, substance use, and health behavior change consultation across Family Health Centers. Responsibilities include brief psychotherapy, biopsychosocial assessments, and follow-up coaching for adults, children, and families within primary care and specialty clinics.

Role supports behavioral health integration by enhancing clinicians' skills, developing treatment plans, and coordinating referrals with

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker license (KY) required.
• Three years of clinical social work experience, including use of a personal computer for internet and word processing.

Responsibilities

• Conducts behavioral health assessments in primary care, pediatrics, women's health, and dental clinics.
• Provides brief intermittent psychotherapy and behavioral medicine interventions.
• Establishes treatment plans with medical providers' support.
• Makes referrals to community providers and services.
• Collaborates with behavioral health and social service staff to strengthen patient support networks.
• Participates in program planning and staff training.

Skills

Clinical social work

Assessment

Crisis intervention

Health behavior coaching

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (KY)

Job description

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK

Under general direction, provides mental health, substance abuse and health behavior change consultation in primary care, pediatrics, women's health, and dental clinics of Family Health Centers (FHC).

Supports behavioral health integration into health services by working with medical staff to enhance their behavioral health skill set and providing brief, targeted biopsychosocial assessments and follow-up counseling and/or health behavior coaching to adults, children and families.

EXAMPLES OF THE WORK

• Conducts behavioral health assessments.


• Provides clinical services in the form of brief intermittent psychotherapy, behavioral medicine (relaxation training, weight management, health habits, sleep, hygiene, etc.), crisis intervention, and patient education.


• Establishes treatment plans with the assistance of medical providers.


• Makes referrals to providers and services in the community.


• Collaborates with behavioral health and social service staff to enhance the patient's social safety net.


• Participates in program planning and development.


• Provides in-service training.


• Identifies patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and/or other communication barriers and uses appropriate interpretive services; documents use of interpretive services.


• Adheres to standard precautions.


• Performs related work as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree in Social Work.


• Possession of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker license from the State of Kentucky.


• Three years of clinical social work experience, which must have included the use of a personal computer for work with internet and word processing software.

An equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted, as determined applicable by Civil Service.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Identifies medical record documentation, requests and/or releases.


• Lifts and moves materials weighing up to 10 lbs.


• Responds to patient and FHC needs via telephone, internet, fax, computer software and in person.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must provide own transportation to work at other FHC locations as needed.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Test Weights

Training & Experience: 100%

CLINIC LOCATIONS AND HOURS:

www.fhclouisville.org

FHC - Portland

2215 Portland Avenue
Louisville KY 40212
[phone]
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am- 9:00pm
Friday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Saturday: 8:00am- noon
Sunday: Closed

FHC - East Broadway

834 East Broadway
Louisville KY 40204
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am- 9:00pm
Friday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Saturday: 8:00 - 12:00pm
Sunday: Closed

FHC - Phoenix (Healthcare for the Homeless)

712 E Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville KY 40202
Monday - Friday: 7:30am- 4:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

FHC - Iroquois

4100 Taylor Blvd
Louisville KY 40215
Monday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Tuesday:8:00am- 8:30pm
Wednesday - Friday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

FHC -Fairdale

1000 Neighborhood Place
FairdaleKY 40118
Monday - Friday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Thursdays: 8:00am- 8:30pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

FHC - Southwest

9702StonestreetRoad, Suite 220
Louisville KY 40272
Monday - Wednesday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Thursday: 8:00am- 8:00pm
Friday: 8:00am- 4:30pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

FHC - Americana

4805 Southside Drive
Louisville KY 40214
Monday - Friday:8:00am- 4:30pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed