Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) contract

Sweetwater Care; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care seeks a licensed clinical social worker to provide initial evaluations, individual and group therapy at our Psychiatric Health Facility in Sacramento. You will assess histories, diagnose conditions, and develop treatment plans in collaboration with doctors and the care team.

Autonomy in scheduling, crisis management, and using electronic health records to document progress are essential. MSW, California LCSW, California driver’s license, and at least one year of clinical mental

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work required.
• Active state Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
• California Driver’s License required.
• One year of clinical mental health experience required.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to assess histories, conditions, and needs.
• Interview clients' families and doctors.
• Create a treatment strategy using various methods such as behavior therapy or psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Collaborate with doctors, other health care providers, and support groups.
• Monitor clients' responses to treatments.
• Perform administrative and record-keeping duties.
• Counsel individuals and families experiencing difficult situations (illness, divorce, unemployment, substance abuse).

Skills

Empathy

Stress tolerance

Self-motivation

Clinical problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

EHR proficiency

Education

Master's degree in social work

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

***Potential for fulltime opportunity***

General Purpose:

Responsible for providing initial evaluations, individual, and group therapy at the Psychiatric Health Facility. Clinical social workers are licensed social workers who can diagnose and treat people with behavioral, mental and emotional disorders. They work with clients to change damaging behaviors or manage challenges. Conditions clinical social workers might treat include anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction and more. While their job duties can vary based on their employer or specialty, their responsibilities typically include:

• Meeting with clients to assess their histories, conditions, and needs.
• Interviewing clients' families and doctors
• Creating a treatment strategy using various methods, such as behavior therapy or psychotherapeutic techniques
• Collaborating with doctors, other health care providers and support groups
• Monitoring clients' responses to treatments
• Performing administrative and record-keeping duties
• Counseling individuals and families experiencing difficult situations, such as illness, divorce, unemployment, or substance abuse.

Requirements

• A completed master’s degree in social work.
• Active state Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
• California Driver’s License
• One (1) year experience providing clinical services in the mental health field

Key Competencies

• empathy and a person-centered approach to clients
• tolerance of stress
• the ability to recognize your own limitations and respond to difficult situations
• the ability to apply your knowledge and research to clinical problems
• the capacity to be critical and analytical
• to work in a self-motivated, independent way
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to deal with people in distress
• the ability to collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines
• the ability to use electronic health record

Our clinicians have the unique ability to customize the care for each and every individual resident. You will have the autonomy to determine how often you see a patient as well as the appropriate length of time spent with each patient. Individual psychotherapy is the most common clinical sessions performed, but our clinicians also perform family therapy, group therapy, neuropsychological testing as needed and/or appropriate. You have the ability to address a wide range of psychological and neurological conditions. Provide clinical services such as diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, psychological testing/assessment, psychological evaluations, crisis management services.

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