Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW (Hybrid)

MASC Medical Recruitment Firm; Riverside (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (Medical, Dental, and

401K

Paid time off (3 weeks + holidays)

Job summary

MASC Medical Recruitment Firm seeks a licensed clinical social worker in the Inland Empire for home visits, community-based care, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to manage behavioral health, social needs, and medical complexity.

The role involves counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, and addressing social determinants of health, with a focus on high-utilization Medicaid patients in a hybrid, full-time capacity.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
• Current, active, and unrestricted California LCSW license (required).
• Experience with Medi-Cal, Medicare, dual-eligible, or other high-risk populations (preferred).
• Experience in Enhanced Care Management or population health (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Complete behavioral health, psychosocial, functional, and social-needs assessments.
• Build and update individualized behavioral health and psychosocial care plans with patients and the care team.
• Provide counseling, supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and crisis intervention within LCSW scope.
• Assess and respond to safety concerns, including suicide risk, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, and elevate to a higher level of care when needed.
• Coordinate with physicians, psychiatric providers, nurses, care managers, health plans, hospitals, SNFs, and community organizations.
• Support transitions of care after ED visits, hospitalizations, and SNF stays.
• Identify social determinants of health and connect patients to resources.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on behavioral health needs and resources.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and care-team meetings.
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and on time, in line with HIPAA and payer requirements

Skills

Behavioral health assessment

Crisis intervention

Care coordination

Telehealth tools

EHR systems

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Tools

EHR systems

Care-management platforms

Telehealth platforms

Job description

This position is full-time and hybrid.

We are seeking a full-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker who lives in the Inland Empire to provide behavioral health assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and care coordination for patients with behavioral, social, and medical complexity. You will see patients where they are, in their homes, in the community, and in healthcare facilities, as part of an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, care managers, and community health workers.

The focus of assistance is in enhancing the quality of patient management, maximizing patient satisfaction, promoting cost-effectiveness, and increasing the efficacy of addressing healthcare disparities. We specialize in engaging and caring for the highest utilizing Medicaid patients. We are looking for empathetic professionals that are enthusiastic about this population with a focus of care from that person's perspective.

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits for Licensed Clinical Social Worker

• Compensation: $85,000 to $130,000 annually, depending on experience
• 3 weeks (2 weeks + 6-7 federal holidays) paid time away and 401K
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Responsibilities For Licensed Clinical Social Worker

• Complete behavioral health, psychosocial, functional, and social-needs assessments
• Build and update individualized behavioral health and psychosocial care plans with patients and the care team
• Provide counseling, supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and crisis intervention within LCSW scope
• Assess and respond to safety concerns, including suicide risk, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, and elevate to a higher level of care when needed
• Coordinate with physicians, psychiatric providers, nurses, care managers, health plans, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and community organizations
• Support transitions of care after emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and skilled nursing stays
• Identify social determinants of health that get in the way of treatment and connect patients to the right resources
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on behavioral health needs, coping strategies, and community resources
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and care-team meetings
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and on time, in line with HIPAA, mandatory-reporting, payer, and program requirements

Qualifications For Licensed Clinical Social Worker

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited program (required)
• Current, active, and unrestricted California LCSW license (required)
• Working knowledge of behavioral health assessment, crisis intervention, and care coordination
• Comfortable using electronic health records, care-management platforms, and telehealth tools
• Experience with Medi-Cal, Medicare, dual-eligible, or other high-risk populations (preferred)
• Experience in Enhanced Care Management, complex care management, integrated behavioral health, or population health (preferred)
• Experience providing home- or community-based behavioral health services (preferred)
• Experience with patients affected by housing instability, substance use, serious mental illness, or frequent hospital use (preferred)
• Bilingual Spanish (preferred)

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