Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Company: Wellpath
Location: Oak View
Posted on: August 2, 2022
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Job Description:
Why Wellpath:
Here at Wellpath, everything that we do is about taking care of
people - our patients, our staff and our partners. We are committed
to making a difference by providing hope and healing to vulnerable
patients in challenging clinical environments. Our talented,
compassionate team thrives in an autonomous environment, is
empowered and supported by education, training and the resources to
practice healthcare the way it is meant to be and strives to
"Always Do The Right Thing!"
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About this role:
Under the direction of the Regional Mental Health Director (RMHD),
Health Services Administrator (HSA), Program Manager (PM), or
higher licensed medical professional, the Licensed Clinical Social
Worker (LCSW) and Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) will be
responsible for providing diagnostic evaluations and therapy
counseling using applied psychotherapy of a non-medical nature to
persons served in compliance with all applicable LCSW and MFT
standards, state and federal rules and regulations. Additional
Details: Daily Pay Option! Opportunities to advance your career
Come Grow With Us! What you bring to the table:
Education for Social Worker:
* Master's degree as a MFT or LCSW
Experience for Social Worker:
* Two (2) years of experience providing treatment to adults with
various mental health disabilities required
* Experience with Crisis/Risk Management
* Advanced knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning,
discharge planning and excellent documentation skills
Licenses/Certifications for Social Worker:
* Current (and must maintain) unrestricted MFT or LCSW license in
state of practice
* Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through
AHA
What you will do:
* Triages and conducts intakes, evaluations and/or assessments on
patients admitted to outpatient housing unit and/or referred by
Security, Healthcare staff, and other Community sources and makes
appropriate recommendations to the healthcare unit and security
staff regarding the direction or required level of care
o Refer all 5150 eligible persons served to the County Mental
Health and/or Emergency Room for evaluation
o Recommends special housing or special watch and/or observations
to security based on clinical findings
o Identifies and conducts other essential treatment services such
as, psychoeducational groups, art therapy, pre-release counseling
and other transitional groups, when appropriate or when
applicable
o Recommends and provides treatment plans, such as other
non-pharmacological treatments or services such as group or
individual therapy, when appropriate, for persons served on his/her
caseload and in all areas of the correctional facility with regular
updates when needed
o When applicable, initiates involuntary hospitalization for those
persons served who need to be transferred to outside Mental Health
facilities and generates appropriate paperwork relevant to the
hospitalization
* Assesses for Suicide Ideation and provides suicide intervention
and management of suicidal and high-risk persons served
* Conducts daily rounds and evaluations to assess the treatment
needs of persons served that request or desire mental health
services within the correctional facility setting
* Hold daily sick call, evaluate patients, obtain medication
history, verify current medication consult with medical
provider/psychiatrist to continue psychotropic medications, and
discuss conditions falling outside protocol perimeters
* Recommends medication evaluations to the MD when necessary and
coordinates closely with the Prescriber or Psychiatrist to ensure
that persons served requiring evaluation or re-evaluation for
medication are seen in a timely manner and the Prescriber is aware
of any information pertinent to the patient's clinical
condition
* Assists in the management of medications and is able to identify
when persons served are at risk due to side effects
* Provides consultation to security and healthcare staff regarding
patient's behavior, safety concerns or other mental health
concerns
* Is able to provide linkage and/or discharge planning services
when necessary or when appropriate or applicable
* Responds to and provides mental health crisis intervention in
psychiatric emergencies as identified for the entire facility
* Provides clinical supervision for persons served or patients on
his/her caseload
* When applicable, participates in the treatment programming and
planning discussion of problem cases, follow up and monitoring of
medication, and general psychiatric input
* Attends regular treatment team multidisciplinary meetings,
classification meetings, or other required administrative
meetings
* Participates in CQI and/or QA studies and group sessions
* Monitors the clinical condition and treatment needs of special
patient population (e.g. Guilty but Mentally Ill or persons served
receiving anti-psychotic medication) as determined necessary by
institution or agency directive or policy
* Works effectively with all staff including security, healthcare
and administrative staff
* Provide on-call services as needed
* Provides staff training in relevant mental health issues such as
signs and symptoms of mental illness, management of mentally ill
persons served, crisis intervention and related topics
* Chart all findings in patient's record providing written
summaries of history, diagnosis and treatment course or other
documentation requirements as outlined by CMGC and Facility
* Provides services in compliance with Facility and Company Safety
and Mental Health Policies and Procedures
* Participate in Quality Management Peer Review activities and
staff training
* May assist in the job shadow portion of the interview process of
potential staff
* May assist in orientation and training of new employees
* Responsible for the performance evaluations and successful
training of direct reports
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Wellpath is an EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer Our
investment in you:
* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance plan options
* Time off & leave benefits
* 401K
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Parental benefits
* Perks and discounts
* And more available here https://wellpathcareers.com/
(https://wellpathcareers.com/#rewards)
Keywords: Wellpath, Ventura , Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Healthcare , Oak View, California
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