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LCSW-Crisis & Triage Management - PT 32 hours - Ala Moana

Provides ambulatory behavioral health services including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, case management and psychotherapeutic intervention provided to individuals, families, groups and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs.

• Assists with administration, development, implementation, and evaluation of social work programs and policies.
• Work as part of a team in the Call Center Advice Line, to provide telephonic triage and assessment for members requesting behavioral health services to facilitate the appropriate level of care.
• Provide telephonic crisis management for members seeking behavioral health services.
• Coordinate admissions and discharges for members requiring psychiatric admissions.
• Provide telephonic follow up for post hospital, and ER discharges.
• Conducts clinical social work consultation. Performs clinical diagnosis, risk assessments, and crisis interventions.
• Provides psychotherapy and counseling for individuals, families, groups and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs.
• Interviews member and evaluates their psychological and mental status. Utilizes the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to diagnose patients.
• Assesses urgent or high-risk clinical situations and makes appropriate interventions.
• Assesses treatment and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability, or impairment, including emotional and mental disorders.
• Helps patients enhance or restore their capacities for personal and social functioning and preventing and controlling social problems.
• Gathers information and identifies resource and referral services for patient care.
• Participates in or assists with therapeutic and educational group programs.
• Researches, collects and records data and information relating to identification and treatment of behavioral and interpersonal problems of patient.
• Collaborates and consults with physicians and other interdisciplinary clinical team members to support assessments and decision making.
• Maintains high level of clinical expertise.
• Maintaining clinical records by documenting clinical assessments, treatment plans, interventions and all pertinent information in patient medical record.
• Participates in clinical team meetings, departmental planning and quality management activities.
• Assesses patients in Emergency Departments on after hours and as needed basis.
• Other clinical duties as assigned.

Experience

• Masters Degree in social work from an accredited college or university, passing score on the clinical level national board examination, and supervised clinical social work training, as required by Hawaii Revised Statues (HRS) 467E-7.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Hawaii)
• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge and experience in conducting assessments and diagnostic evaluations using the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, conflict resolution, decision making, group process facilitation, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, problem solving, quality management, teamwork and written communication.
• Taxonomy code required at time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in documentation according to national accreditation guidelines.
• Experience in providing behavioral health services in a primary care setting.
• Experience in providing services to patients with addictions issues.
• Experience in providing Consultation/liaison Services to emergency departments.
• Experience in providing evidence based treatment including conducting individual, and group therapy, intensive outpatient treatment, and/or partial hospitalization programs for children, and/or adults, including people with serious/chronic mental illness.
• Experience in writing treatment plans.
• Position requires working over the phone in highly stressful situations and with interruptions.