-Complete screening and comprehensive assessment of the multi-dimensional and holistic biopsychosocial-spiritual needs, strengths, and goals to guide strengths-based treatment planning for diverse breadth of patients. |
-Provide trauma-informed, strengths-based and culturally affirming therapeutic counseling for individuals, families and groups to support and enhance a patients overall wellbeing. |
-Provide diagnostic impression of mental health and/or substance use disorders utilizing the DSM and deliver effective evidence-informed and emerging best practice clinical treatments. |
-Identify and evaluate patient-centered, evidence-informed clinical interventions offered as part of a comprehensive treatment plan developed in partnership with the patient. |
-Respond to mental health and substance use related crises through the provision of trauma-informed crisis intervention, de-escalation, risk assessment, and other evidence-informed interventions to patients. |
-Advocate with internal and external stakeholders for continued focus on the choices, values and preferences of the patient. |
-Work to support safe and seamless continuity of care through the delivery of care coordination services, as needed for patients. |
-Actively foster a safe, supportive and healing environment for all patients and their identified support systems. |
-Support the Behavioral Health Programs continuous quality improvement and utilization management initiatives and activities to ensure high-quality standards of patient care. |
-Attend and participate in scheduled staff meetings, supervision sessions, trainings, and other relevant meetings necessary for the clinical, administrative and operational functions of the Behavioral Health Services program. |
-Complete all direct and indirect patient care documentation in accordance with professional standards, program procedures and relevant local, state and federal regulations. |
-Maintain knowledge of community resources and other benefits necessary to refer patients for services and to advocate for patient needs, priorities and goals. |
-Foster a collaborative and professional environment within the organization and with external community partners. |
-Attend relevant professional development training to ensure the delivery of best clinical practices and maintain all licensure and/or certification requirements. |
-Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: -High?level?of?skill?at?building?rapport and?providing?compassionate, inclusive and trauma-informed clinical care to a diverse breadth of patients as well as presenting concerns. | | -Knowledge of crisis intervention theory and its application in a variety of clinical settings. | | -Knowledge of DSM diagnostic criteria for various mental health and substance use disorders. | | -Knowledge of the social determinants of health, structural racism and other systemic barriers that contribute to health inequities. | | -Knowledge of and adherence to the ethical responsibilities and guidelines set forth by professional licensing boards. | | -Ability to provide strengths-based and culturally grounded individual and group services utilizing evidence-informed and emerging best practices centered on addressing each patients individualized needs and goals. | | -Ability to assess patient risk of harm to self or others and effectively address any identified risks. | | -Ability to be conversant in medical and pharmacological matters, within Social Work scope of practice. | | -Ability to collaborate and advocate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure patient goals of care are achieved. | | -Ability to effectively engage with patient populations representing diverse social, cultural, and economic histories within a trauma-informed and anti-racist framework. | | -Ability to actively pursue the ongoing development of self-awareness as a clinician. | | -Ability to enter clinical data into various electronic health record systems while maintaining the integrity, confidentiality and accuracy of the data. | | -Ability to facilitate effective and patient-centered screening, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning. | | -Ability to provide bilingual clinical services in Spanish, Arabic or Vietnamese, as verified through language proficiency testing, is preferred. |
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