Licensed Mental Health Provider- Full Time- Nursing Home setting

Integritycaregroup; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpress Wellness is expanding its behavioral health program and seeks Licensed Mental Health Professionals (LSCSW and LCPC) for full-time roles in nursing home settings. Services may occur via telehealth, in-clinic, or designated facilities, with emphasis on integrated primary care behavioral health.

Responsibilities include counseling, evaluation, and treatment planning, with thorough documentation and collaboration with care teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a mental health field (counseling, psychology, social work or equivalent).
• Active, unrestricted license such as LCSW/LSCSW or LCPC/LMP depending on state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health counseling, diagnostic evaluation and assessment.
• Complete functional assessments (bio-psychosocial) to identify problems and factors affecting care.
• Plan and implement interventions with patient, family/caregivers, and healthcare providers; follow up as appropriate.
• Maintain comprehensive encounter notes, intake assessments, progress notes and treatment plans.
• Coordinate with facilities, referral sources, and care team to ensure holistic, patient-centered care.

Skills

Clinical counseling

Interpersonal communication

Documentation

Telehealth

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in counseling/psychology/social work

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Position Summary:

Licensed Mental Health Professionals (LSCSW and LCPC) - Full time in the nursing home setting.

Xpress Wellness is rapidly expanding its behavioral health program in Oklahoma. Our mission is to deliver high quality medical care in a manner that exceeds patients' expectations while promoting an employee friendly environment. We are a people company. We believe in our employees and genuinely care for those in our communities. We search for communities with little or limited access for health care and behavioral health services because we believe everyone should have access to state of the art health centers and services.

Xpress Wellness has added behavioral health services to our traditionally urgent care service model to meet a growing need for quality mental health services. We have also expanded into primary care, post-acute care and behavioral health services in long term care facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides mental health counseling, diagnostic evaluation and assessment, and other services consistent with respective privileging status using an integrated primary care behavioral health model. Services may be provided in various settings, including, but not limited to telehealth remote, in-clinic, and designated facilities. Office and alternate site locations depend on provider location and specific assignments. Partial in-clinic services may be required. Perform other duties as assigned
• Completes functional assessments to identify presenting problems, factors contributing to and factors that may alleviate or resolve presenting problems. Bio-psych-social assessments.
• Plans and implements interventions in collaboration with the patient, family/caregivers, and healthcare providers, and follows up as appropriate.
• Provides evaluation and diagnosis, targeted interventions, instruction, observation, and follow-up to patients and family/caregivers to assist in improving behavioral, emotional, thinking, learning, and social relationship functioning.
• Maintains encounter notes for each patient contact and other clinical documentation relevant to patient care such as intake assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge notes.
• Provides information and referral services for organizations, patients, and families/caregivers.
• Collaborates with referral sources, other providers, and team members in providing person-centered and whole-person collaborative care.
• If providing services in a contracted facility or alternate location, the provider will coordinate care with facility personnel to establish and maintain a professional relationship with assigned facilities. This will include coordination and follow-up on referrals and other case management responsibilities.
• Maintain productivity expectations that are established at the beginning of employment and reviewed periodically. Productivity expectations are determined by compensation levels, service locations, service types, and payment sources.
• Other duties as assigned. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Must be a graduate of a Master's program in an accredited mental health-related field of study, such as counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or other fields of study accepted by the respective licensing board.

Experience:

• Active and unrestricted clinical social work, mental health counseling, or psychology-related license in state practices, such as LCSW, LSCSW, LPC, and LMFT.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years supervised experience in mental health or health care settings.

Skills:

• PC skills or applicable computer experience.
• Ability to escort or transport patient by wheelchair or stretcher.
• Detail-oriented with excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand insurance summary data.
• Ability to work all shifts.
• Proficiency in English, both verbal and written.