LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)

Behavioral Health - Urgent Care Intake Specialist

Florissant Missouri

Clinical Services and Support

Multiple

Full-Time

11236952083.20 84822.40 / year (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Job Description

Up to 2300 Sign on Bonus

Shift information: Behavioral Health Urgent Care is open Monday - Saturday from 9am to 7pm so there will be a rotating weekend component to this shift. Shift Schedule 3 - (12 hour shifts 9am-9pm) + 1 - 8 hour shift which could be a rotating weekend

Types of clients: You will be supporting clients presenting in crisis within the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Facility. We provide intake assessments and recommendations for outpatient or inpatient care for individuals as needed

Team Dynamic: This team is in partnership with SSM DePaul staff. We work together with SSM medical and psychiatry staff daily. While we collaborate with them our roles have very separate functions

Location: Behavioral Health Urgent Care on DePaul Hospitals campus (12355 DePaul Dr Ste 150 Bridgeton MO 63044)

Ideal Skill Set: Comfort communicating across two different systems experience with the EMR Epic and experience with crisis and safety assessments good communication skills ability to work independently comfort with technology

Job Responsibilities: Completing assessments for individuals presenting to the Behavioral Health Urgent Care

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City St. Louis County St. Franois Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Role Purpose

The Intake Specialist provides the initial screening and evaluation of individuals seeking service from BJC Behavioral Health. This position will use its knowledge of eligibility requirements to refer and connect individuals to services both internal and external that will address the identified need. This position will also provide interim case management for those who will receive case management internally but have yet to be assigned to a team. Additionally the Intake Specialist will provide brief evidence-based therapies to address problems that can be resolved through clients own actions and/or thought processes.

Responsibilities

Provide an initial evaluation of need triage services according to assessed need and if appropriate for BJC BH services complete an initial psychosocial assessment and treatment plan that meets accrediting and third party payer requirements. Components of this include:

• The ability to accurately evaluate an individuals observed and stated symptoms and the reports of others and make recommendations based on these evaluations
• The training to perform a mental status exam
• The ability to assess crisis and safety issues
• The ability to assign an accurate provisional ICD 10 diagnosis
• The ability to administer standardized assessments that demonstrate inter-rater reliability (i.e. DLA-20 Level 1 Dx. Screenings Suicide Risk Assessments etc.) to determine areas of concern and levels of functioning.
• The ability to make recommendations that demonstrate current knowledge of issues related to mental illness and serious emotional disturbances and are logical conclusions of the information gathered
• The ability to clearly and succinctly present the information gathered in a formal assessment that presents relevant history and the clients current clinical picture. Recommendations are a logical conclusion to the information presented.
• The ability to quickly engage individuals and families to form a trusting relationship and the ability use the relationship to gather accurate information in order to formulate realistic treatment goals. The ability to engage individuals in a non-threatening empathetic manner. Uses language and behaviors that consistently reflect and enhance the dignity of individuals with mental illness.
• Knowledgeable of the growth and development stages of all age and ethnic groups the psychiatric illnesses that may afflict each age and ethnic group and the evidence-based treatments that best address issues identified for each group.
• Knows and uses best practices guidelines for interventions and support strategies. Understands the principles of a Childrens System of Care and Fidelity Wraparound Knows and is able to provide a range of crisis prevention and intervention approaches across developmental stages. Knows about societal cultural racial gender age and other issues related to mental illness and its treatment.
• Is knowledgeable about health issues and their impact on mental illness.
• Is knowledgeable about psychotropic medications
• Knowledge of the various services and levels of care provided by BJC Behavioral Health and other community agencies.
• Understanding of the diagnostic financial and functional (social vocational cognitive and educational) criteria for acceptance by the teams and services of BJC BH.
• Works collaboratively within team and across service system. Assisting team members with difficult cases. Assists in building positive working relationships within and across the service system e.g. agency and interagency teams contract providers family members service recipients and concerned others.
• Demonstrates competency to provide brief therapy to adults children and families Meets and maintains clinical competency in therapies that addresses problems of living that are assessed to be resolved through the individual or familys own actions and/or thought processes including:
• CBToDBTo
• Motivational Engagement

Minimum Requirements

Education Master's Degree- Education/related

Experience 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience No Experience

Licenses & Certifications LCSW or LPC

Preferred Requirements

Licenses & Certifications Licensed Master Social Worker

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards At BJC were committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical emotional social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical dental vison life insurance and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

Annual 4 BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance available on first day

BJC Institute for Learning and Development

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation sick days holidays and personal time

Adoption assistance

To learn more go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer