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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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What they do
A Healthcare Social Worker provides individuals and families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making referrals for other services. May also provide care and case management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
$80,290 / year median in California
+23% projected growth
Job Description
Licensed Clinician:
Master's Level trained Social Work clinician with independent licensure (e.g. LCSW, LICSW, or LMSW) | Mental Health | Primary Care & Substance Use Disorder (Hybrid, Menifee, CA)About Era:
Era Supports is a mission-driven behavioral health medical group that provides whole person care and uses the collaborative care model to support patients with substance use disorder (SUD). Era aims to support SUD patients using medications for addiction treatment and take a compassionate and evidence-based approach to care, centering that care with principal care providers and maintaining patients in their primary medical home. We also aim to leverage technology, promote evidence-based practices and increase value to help improve outcomes and reduce treatment disparities in SUD care.Job Summary:
The Licensed Clinician is a core member of the Collaborative Care team involving the patient's primary care provider, psychiatric consultant, peer recovery support specialist and other behavioral health providers. Beyond clinical care, responsibilities will include leadership, team management, and supporting colleagues. The Licensed Clinician provides evidence-based interventions using the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) to promote patient recovery goals, symptom reduction and optimal patient outcomes. They use a world-class technology platform to engage patients in treatment and provide brief interventions using evidence-based techniques such as Problem Solving Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Behavioral Activation in Primary Care and Family Practice settings. Psychosocial education and support is provided that encourage a harm reduction approach to addiction care and support patients with recovery goals that include the use of medications for addiction treatment, prescribed by a primary care provider. The Licensed Clinician will also work with eligible patients and their healthcare team to optimize care management through care planning, transitions support and coordination, by supporting patients in a Chronic Care Management program that is integrated with Collaborative Care and SUD supports. Clinicians that are collaborative team players who also exhibit strong leadership potential and are excellent communicators, flexible, creative and have a strong desire to advocate for their patients and the communities they serve will thrive in this role. Available Shifts inPacific Time Zone:
9:00am - 5:00pmRequired Education, Licensure, and Experience:
- Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
- Licensed to practice in Kentucky as an independent social worker (LCSW, LICSW, or equivalent).
- Familiarity and experience in working with individuals with substance use disorders.
- Minimum 1-5 years experience as a licensed professional.
Highly Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Preference is for location in the Riverside, CA region, but will consider other geographies.
- Additional accredited certification/training in substance use disorder care.
- Familiarity and experience of working within a Collaborative Care Model.
- Familiarity and experience of working within a Chronic Care Management program.
- Experience working in underserved communities and with patients across a range of mental illnesses and social conditions.
- Proficiency in evidence-based treatment approaches (Problem-Solving Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Behavioral Activation).
- Expertise in handling higher-acuity patients/situations.
- Technical proficiency in a variety of platforms including EHRs and population health management tools, ability to quickly learn new technology.
- Knowledge of/experience with behavioral health screening tools (PHQ9, GAD7, BAM, etc) and measurement-based care.
- Previous experience working in a community healthcare setting.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.