Mental Health Therapist (LCSW-C) – Remote – CoreLife Adventist Healthcare – Remote Part Time

Overview:

CoreLife is an innovative and rapidly expanding multidisciplinary healthcare company. At the core of our approach are four essential disciplines: Medical, Nutrition, Exercise, and Behavioral Health.

General Summary:

The Remote Social Worker (LCSW-C), will provide virtual Behavioral Health therapy to CoreLife patients. This includes diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapy. The remote Social Worker will collaborate care with the other treating CoreLife providers.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Provide culturally sensitive and age appropriate treatment services to a diverse population through patient centered practice as it relates to presenting mental health concerns and relevant cultural, social, and developmental needs.

• Conduct initial biopsychosocial assessments and DSM-V-TR diagnostic impressions for patients referred for Behavioral Health Services at CoreLife.

• Generate patient centered SMART Treatment care plans.

• Conduct evidence based individual psychotherapy to patients served.

• Coordinate with medical, nutritional and physical health staff members in the provision of integrated services to patients as necessary.

• Provide as needed trauma informed training and education to the care team surrounding behavioral health needs of patients served.

• Complete referrals and care coordination for other services as needed.

• Provide virtual sessions to patients from assigned clinics in the Maryland Region.

Education/Experience:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or University in Social Work

• Minimum of two years experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

• Experience providing cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidenced based treatment modalities.

• Previous outpatient experience with a history of behavioral health services within the medical setting preferred but not required.

Certification/Registration/Licensure:

• Licensed as in the State of Maryland as a LCSW-C (or have the ability to become licensed in the state of Maryland)

• Ability to be independently credentialed with collaborating partners

• Ability to pass criminal background and all mandatory exclusions lists checks

• Current CPR certification

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Acts as consultant to both patients and multidisciplinary care team to collaborate toward behavioral changes influencing physical health, provide mental health screening and treatment, and provide DSM-V diagnosis of behavioral health disorders as necessary.

• Establish rapport quickly and in a patient centered trauma informed manner.

• Comprehensively gather psychosocial data to understand the patient’s readiness for treatment and change.

• Ability to coordinate with multiple clinic and care teams.

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to document assessments, treatment plans, and patient progress via treatment team, curbside consultation, and in the assigned EHR system.

• Collaborate and consistently communicate professionally across multidisciplinary care teams while modeling Trauma Informed and Patient Centric framework, language, and strengths based approach.

• Provide individual and group psychosocial education and intervention to patients while concurrently raising awareness of Social Determinants of Health and Chronic Disease Self Management in an integrated setting.

• Clinical skills to assess and effectively support patients struggling with mental health disorders associated with presenting medical and nutritional issues.

• Complete pre-authorization, initial authorization and concurrent reviews as needed by each insurance payor (outpatient services) to ensure behavioral health services are authorized.

• Knowledge of and fidelity to behavioral and ethical standards of conduct as it relates to professional mental health licensure in a medical setting.

• Demonstrated ability to contribute professionally as part of a team.

• Flexibility to adapt to changes in medical and behavioral health protocols and policy.

• General knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, EHR, and professional presentation software.

• Growth Mindset, Grit, Integrity, passion to serve.

Adherence to CoreLife’s Values:

• Meeting the needs of our patients & ensuring the highest level of patient experience, care, and outcomes

• Treating our patients, teammates, and partners with honesty, respect, integrity, and teamwork

• Challenging patients, teammates, and partners to achieve exceptional results and potential

Remote Work Environment Requirements:

• Must have a designated HIPAA compliant physical work space to provide virtual behavioral health sessions with patients.

• The virtual space that is viewable to the patient must be free of any distracting or possibly offensive materials.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations may be made available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $65,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Remote

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