Licensed Clinical Social Worker/ LMHC- New Port Richey, FL

Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) at Premier Community HealthCare Group (PCHG) provide patients with access to resources and behavioral health counseling.

The LCSW provider serves patients who are confronting personal issues, such as mental illness, addiction, and abuse. We strive to serve our community in establishing, diagnosing, and treating acute and chronic conditions for strong mentally healthy communities.

This role will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to make a significant impact on the well-being of PCHG patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Maintain daily schedule to maximize productivity.
• Perform diagnostic evaluations, review medical history, and provide therapy for individuals.
• Communicate with other providers and school personnel, if necessary, to provide crisis intervention.
• Complete accurate documentation of patient encounter in Electronic Health Record (EHR) within 48 hours of the encounter.
• Review and address tasks daily, entering charges into system daily for billing.
• Educate patients on how to utilize community resources and how to resume life in community within limits of disability.
• Case Consult with fellow Premier LCSW’s, Clinical Director of Behavioral Health, Associate Medical Director of Behavioral Health as necessary in order to provide quality Counseling / Diagnostic services for Premier patients.
• Provide Counseling, Diagnostic, and Case Management services to children, teens and adults within the LCSW’s age range scope of competence.
• Ensure confidentiality and HIPAA compliance at all times
• Keep other care team members informed when situations occur that disrupts timely patient flow through site.
• Contribute to community give back initiatives and be an advocate for Premier’s mission
• Adhere to patient care needs and the core values of Premier Community HealthCare to provide best-in-class patient experience
• Work towards attaining department goals and drive Quality Improvement / Quality Assurance (QI / QA)
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory responsibilities : None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Basic understanding of medical terminology and documentation.
• Ability to use basic mathematical skills.
• Able to perform repetitive tasks.
• Maintains a professional relationship and positive attitude with co-workers, patients, the entire organization, and the public.
• Maintains the highest professional work ethics.
• Displays enthusiasm toward the work, mission, and vision of the organization.
• Exceptional customer service skills and demonstration of empathy and compassion to a diverse patient population.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with multiple levels within the organization.
• Excellent grammar, spelling, clinical writing and interpersonal skills.
• Exhibits honesty and ethical conduct, maintaining confidentiality and upholding Premier Community HealthCare's values in all interactions.

Qualifications :

• Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree from an accredited program
• Current SW license in Florida.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Two years’ experience in resource coordination and counseling in community healthcare preferred.
• Obtain and maintain Epic certification / annual compliance training throughout employment.

Working conditions and physical requirements :

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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to lift 20 lbs. regularly and 30 lbs.-50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Direct exposure to computer screen.
• May be exposed to contagious / infectious diseases.
• Ability to travel between PCHG sites to provide coverage, if necessary.

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