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Behavioral Health Therapist - LCSW, Palos Verdes (Hybrid-Remote)

University of California - Los Angeles Health
United States, California, Torrance
Nov 10, 2024
Description

Provide positive care solutions within an award-winning health system. Grow your career while enhancing quality of life for those most in need. Leverage your expertise to make a real difference in the community. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

You will providea
range of services to multidisciplinary teams with emphasis on outpatient
practices of the UCLA Health-Behavioral Health Associates serving adult,
geriatric populations, child and adolescents. Duties may include psychosocial
assessment; care coordination, consultation to the team, individual, family or
group psychotherapeutic treatment; liaison with community agencies; treatment
plan documentation; and disposition planning and advocacy. You will serve as a resource to
providers, patients, care coordinators, and performs complex

Position requires travel between South Bay Clinics, Torrance and Palos Verdes as well as flexibility in schedule.

*Position is flexible hybrid with up to 40% remote*

Salary Range: $105,298 - $125,844 Annual

Qualifications
We're seeking an experienced CA Licensed Clinical Social Worker with:


  • MSW
  • Experience and skill interacting with health care
    providers in a multidisciplinary setting
  • 2-3 years of relevant experience
  • Working knowledge of general theoretical and
    clinical models
  • Ability to develop effective rapport and working
    therapeutic alliances with patients
  • Skill in writing clear and complete clinical notes
    and summaries of clinical evaluations
  • Skills and experiences in documenting/charting to
    ensure current and accurate medical records are entered and documented in
    patient files in accordance with established Medical Records policies and
    procedures
  • Knowledge of clinical social worker ethics and scope
    of practice
  • Ability to perform a complete mental status exam and
    recognize changes in mental status
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective and
    mutually respectful relationships with professionals and support staff
  • Knowledge of pertinent current community resources,
    including income maintenance, mental health treatment, special education,
    residential and vocational supports
  • Ability to provide and maintain appropriate
    coordination of care with existing providers and/or variety of community
    agencies and demonstrate assertiveness, persistence, and diplomacy as an
    advocate for the patient
  • Ability to triage high risk behavior of patients
  • Knowledge of community resources for higher level of
    care or specialty care
  • Knowledge
    of psychosocial factors related to all life stages; expertise in at least
    one stage
  • Ability
    to communicate clearly and therapeutically with patients and families
    regarding diagnosis, progress, treatment plan recommendations
  • Ability
    to establish and maintain effective and mutually respectful relationships
    with professionals and support staff
  • Ability
    to assess and respond appropriately in a timely fashion to the safety
    needs of patients, family and staff
  • Knowledge
    of child and adult abuse and neglect reporting laws and procedures
  • Knowledge
    of scope of practice of relevant other disciplines including psychiatry,
    psychology, and psychiatric nurse Practitioners.
  • Ability
    to recognize complex clinical situations and seek and apply consultation
    of supervision when needed
  • Ability
    to respond calmly and effectively in crisis situations
  • Demonstrated
    resourcefulness, effective written and verbal communications and diplomacy
  • Demonstrated
    leadership and organizational abilities with previous demonstration of
    consistency, independence, flexibility, initiative and creativity
  • Skill
    at writing documentation that is timely, meaningful, complete, legible,
    grammatically correct, concise and consistent with legal and
    administrative standards
  • Ability
    to use a computer for electronic mail and word processing, internet access
    to University policies and procedures, and community resources for
    patients/families

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