Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Integrated Behavioral Health - Street Medicine

Position Title:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Integrated Behavioral Health - Street Medicine

Department:

Transitional Care Management/P4P

Job Description:

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This position may be filled as a level 1, 2, or 3, depending on individual experience, education, and other qualifications.

The Street Medicine Team provides high-quality, low-barrier primary care for people experiencing homelessness who have been impacted by physical, mental, or substance use disorders. The Street Medicine Social Worker will enrich the delivery of this care through integrated case management and by addressing mental health needs in street medicine settings such as sidewalks and encampments where people live, rather than the traditional clinic-based setting.

LOCATION: In and amongst the community (outdoor/indoor), Non-Clinical Setting

The Licensed behavioral health therapist is a behavioral health therapist under direct supervision of an applicable independently licensed individual. This position will provide therapeutic services to adult or pediatric patients at OU Health who need behavioral health services in outpatient, inpatient or in the emergency department while under a valid supervision contract with the applicable Oklahoma State Board.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Conducts therapeutic interviews of patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to gather collateral information. 

• Conducts screenings, psychosocial and diagnostic assessments and communicates findings to necessary staff as appropriate.

• Provides education to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient regarding mental health diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other mental health/social problems.

• Develops a collaborative care plan and provides therapeutic interventions to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to assist patient in reaching goals and to prevent relapse.

• Monitors and evaluates patient outcomes related to therapeutic goals in collaborative care plan.

• Provides behavioral interventions to support patient improvement, maintain stability, and prevent relapse.

• Develops and facilitates patient support or therapy groups to meet the needs of the clinical location or patient population.

• Provides psychotherapy counseling and other evidence-based psychotherapy interventions for the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient. 

• Documents counseling services, care coordination, and interactions appropriately to meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies, and billing requirements with standardized departmental templates.

• Conducts risk assessments related to harming self or others, provides brief interventions, crisis counseling, establishes individual patient safety plans.  Connects resources to patient, family members and other people connected to the patient, and documents sessions that meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies and billing requirements where services are rendered.

• Acts as a liaison between patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, staff and other agencies.

• Assists the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with referrals, placements, or transfers when clinically indicated.

• Assists patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with adverse reactions or difficult adjustments to illness, treatment, or changes in functional status.

• Utilize trauma informed care.

• Acts as a patient advocate for issues related to informed decision making, end-of-life care, realistic goal setting and appropriate resolution of ethical dilemmas.

• Work collaboratively with consultative services and ot