Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Crisis Response Team

Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Crisis Response Team

Job Summary
Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member’s treatment program.

• Assesses, develops and coordinates a clinical treatment program for Health Plan members with acute or chronic psychiatric disorders.
• Consults with staff regarding diagnosis, strengths and deficits of member, as needed or appropriate.
• Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals and groups.
• Charts member’s treatments and progress in accordance with state regulations and department procedures.
• Instructs and counsels members regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens.
• Interprets psychiatric treatment to member’s family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment if asked to do so by member.
• Makes referrals to case manager, as appropriate, and/or refers member’s family to community support services and resources.
• Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating members for psychotropic medications.
• May supervise PSW Assistants and PSW Interns, if supervision course has been completed.
• Works on-call evenings, weekends & holidays, assuming primary responsibility for emergency psychiatric care and acting as consultant to emergency department physicians and staff.
• Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.

Seniority Level
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Entry level

Employment Type
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Full-time

Job Function
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Health Care Provider