Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Embedded Psychiatry

Location

Lebanon, NH | United States

Job description

$7,000 Sign on Bonues available and relocation available

The Department of Psychiatry seeks an LICSW/LCMHC to join a collaborative team of physicians, mental health professionals community partners and population health leaders. In this newly developed role, you will work as part of a HRSA grant funded initiative focused on improving behavioral health and substance use related care for children and adolescents in New Hampshire. The right candidate will provide diverse, high quality, targeted and accessible care to young people and their families in schools and the primary care setting. In addition to providing direct care, they will be responsible for  working with the interdisciplinary team to consider innovative ways to increase access to care. A key  to success in this role will be the ability to be collaborative and flexible, think creatively and apply a strong clinical skill set with individuals and groups. Experience in school settings and/or clinical mental health setting with children and young people is preferred but not essential. This position has opportunities for supervision, mentoring and facilitation of trainings depending on the applicant's experience and areas of expertise.

As an LICSW/LCMHC in the Department of Psychiatry you will join a diverse, highly skilled group of clinicians who value their team and are strong advocates for the ethical and clinical best practices that underpin social work and clinical mental health counseling. This position offers opportunity for creative autonomy, peer supervision, enhanced professional development opportunities and all the benefits of being immersed in a busy, academic medical center setting.

1. Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families including but not limited to: abilities, aptitudes, interests and motivation, psychological aspects of physical illnesses, accidents, injuries or disabilities and substance abuse/dependencies.
2. Evaluates, diagnoses and provides treatment for patients within areas such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, aggressive behavior, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, and developmental disorders.
3. Establishes achievable treatment goals with clients utilizing the most appropriate types of psychotherapy (i.e., behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, crisis intervention, family/couples, group, counseling and/or supportive cognitive therapy).
4. Observe, describe, diagnose, evaluate, treat, consult, interpret and modify human behavior by applying psychological principles, methods, or procedures to patients who suffer from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders or disabilities.
5. Collaborates effectively with team members when appropriate.
6. Documents appropriate objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Must be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services, on an inpatient, outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months.
• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards.

• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or LCMHC in New Hampshire

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