Street Medicine Counselor

Cahaba Medical Care; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cahaba Medical Care in Birmingham, AL is seeking a LICSW Counselor to provide behavioral health consultations, individual and group therapy for children, adolescents, and adults within a primary care setting.

The role involves assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, care coordination, and documentation in the EMR, with emphasis on interdisciplinary teamwork and patient education.

Qualifications

• MBA or MSW not required for this role.
• Masters Degree in Social Work is required.
• Licensure as LICSW is required.
• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments.
• Ability to conduct 60-minute therapy sessions and group facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health consultation, individual and group counseling for diverse age groups.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and diagnoses of behavioral health patients.
• Develop and monitor treatment plans to help clients achieve goals.
• Assess crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
• Collaborate with primary care team on care management and patient education.
• Document encounters in the EMR and coordinate care plans with the clinic staff.
• Facilitate group counseling sessions and serve as primary counselor in the clinic.
• Manage crisis intervention and participate in Behavioral Health meetings.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Group facilitation

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Strong communication

Assessment and diagnosis

Care management collaboration

Patient education

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Tools

Word Processing software

Job description

Street Medicine Counselor

Full Time Professional Urban Central Office, Birmingham, AL, US

6 days ago Requisition ID: 1977

LICSW Counselor

Reports to Director of Behavioral Health

Summary: Provide behavioral health consultation, individual counseling, and group counseling to children, adolescents, adults, and families in order to improve psychosocial functioning.

Responsibilities: Include the following.

Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health patients.

Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals.

Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.

Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.

Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease.

Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders. Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.

Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient services and making recommendations for improvement.

Coordinates with patients for behavioral health treatment plan creation and implementation.

Maintains scheduled appointments for individual counseling and family counseling sessions and documentation of encounters within the EMR

Facilitates Group Counseling Sessions

Function as the Primary Counselor within the assigned clinic.

Manages crisis intervention within your assigned clinic.

Participates in provider/ Behavioral Health meetings

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Masters Degree in Social Work

Certificates and Licenses : Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.

Requirements:

Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions.

Ability to work through brief patient contacts, group facilitation, 60 minute therapeutic counseling sessions as well as to make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.

Ability to adjust to the pace of primary care, work with an interdisciplinary team, and have strong communication skills.

Good knowledge of psycho-pharmacology

Ability to design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of selected chronic conditions.

Maintains Alabama license, if applicable, in good standing

Submits to the necessary components to maintain privileging within the clinic including background checks, random drug screens, peer reviews by CMO, certification of fitness to perform duties, and willingness to comply with the various quality improvement programs.