Behavioral Health Clinician (LSW/LPC) - SMI Care Management

Scope of Position and Overview: OSU Harding Hospital and East Hospital–Talbot Hall deliver the most comprehensive adult behavioral healthcare services in central Ohio, offering the region’s broadest range of treatment options and a highly experienced multidisciplinary team. Services span psychiatric emergency care, behavioral health urgent care, inpatient and outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs, as well as specialized, evidence‑based care for mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive‑compulsive disorder, psychosis, trauma‑ and stress‑related disorders, sexual dysfunction, and neurocognitive conditions. Talbot Hall provides the area’s most extensive addiction services, including detoxification, medication‑assisted treatment, traumatic brain injury–specific programming, and a full continuum of outpatient and continuing‑care groups. Care is delivered through an integrated, patient‑centered model that emphasizes safety, continuity, and individualized treatment planning. Responsibilities The SMI Behavioral Health Care Management Clinician‑2 provides intensive office‑ and community‑based care management for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who are admitted to or discharged from Harding Hospital’s inpatient psychiatric units. The role includes, but is not limited to: Ensuring comprehensive medication oversight, including REMS‑required laboratory monitoring and coordination of transitions of care to OSU EPICENTER or community mental health providers. Developing care plans to reduce emergency department utilization and prevent readmissions. Collaborating with the OSU EPICENTER BH team, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, community mental health centers, and clozapine clinic referral partners. Providing community and in‑office care‑management, linkage, advocacy, crisis intervention, psychosocial assessment, and brief therapeutic interventions for OSU behavioral health patients prescribed clozapine. Facilitating safe stabilization and transition of patients to appropriate levels of care, including urgent care, withdrawal management, residential, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, inpatient admission, or community services. Coordinating care, linking patients to community resources, supporting continuity of care, encouraging care compliance, conducting assessments, developing treatment and discharge plans, and assisting patients to overcome barriers to social determinants of health such as transportation, finances, insurance, housing, and food insecurity. Maintaining knowledge of behavioral health and substance use disorder best practices, regulatory requirements, and community resources. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications for Hire: Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or an education recognized by the State of Ohio for licensure. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), or Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II or III (LCDC) required. LPC or LSW preferred. 0 years of relevant experience required; 0‑2 years of relevant experience preferred. Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post‑offer process. The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center