Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Children's Mental Health)

Are you looking to make a difference in the community?

Are you looking for opportunities to further your career in healthcare?

Come join us at Evara Health, a growing community health center organization serving the uninsured and underserved in our community for 40 years. With 14+ centers in locations throughout Pinellas County, FL - you can help us innovate beyond barriers to provide quality healthcare for all!

General Description:

Provides Mental Health screening, assessment, brief intervention, crisis intervention and behavioral health management to patients of Evara Health. Works in collaboration with the patient, their family and with the patient’s primary care provider, using skills to help patients and their families address psychosocial problems related to and impacting their health and overall well-being. Will help patients reach their patient-centered goals. As a member of a care team, supports Evara Health’s mission, vision and goals and are quality focused to enhance patient-centered care.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs initial screening, assessments, and evaluation of patients, including but not limited to psychosocial assessments.
• Provides brief interventions and abbreviated therapeutic patient engagement visits
• Assists in facilitating Baker Acts
• Helps patients and families understand how chronic conditions impact their lives and how to address barriers to care including treatment refusal
• Helps patients/families adjust to changes and transitions in life including grief, traumatic experiences, and changes in family dynamics
• Assists patients and families in communicating with one another, and to members of health care team
• Educates patients on levels of health care (e.g., acute, sub- acute, home care); entitlements; community resources; and advance directives
• Plans, arranges, and implements psychosocial programs
• Performs short term counseling and crisis intervention as necessary
• Assists in the implementation of community and social programs in accordance with Evara Health grants/contracts with federal, state, and local agencies and mandates of service requirements with those grants/contracts
• Provides referrals for services both within and outside of the organization that may be needed to address patient conditions
• Uses standardized screening and assessment tools and analysis tools to make objective decisions regarding patient condition
• Coordinates continuity of care planning (including setting follow-up appointments with primary care team), and patient follow-up planning
• Addresses outstanding quality care gaps that impact compliance with optimal management of health and health conditions
• Provides in-service presentations to team members as needed
• Actively participate in assigned Evara Health and community meetings and committees
• Prepare and present patient case reviews as requested
• Acts as a resource for Evara Health employees and community partners
• Responsible for providing top-notch customer service in line with Evara Health policies and procedures, standards, and expectations
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation within patient records as outlined in workflow and policies and procedures

These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties assigned. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year experience
• Preferred: experience in healthcare setting
• Proficient in general dental practice and medical terminology
• Master’s degree accredited by the Accreditation of Counseling and Related programs (e.g., social work, clinical Mental Health counseling)
• Current, unrestricted Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Current BLS certification

Evara Health strives to not only be the healthcare provider of choice, but also the employer of choice - one that offers you the opportunity to excel in your career and be a difference-maker in the lives of the patients we serve.

What we offer:

• Up to 199 hours of PTO in your first year (unused annual PTO rolls over)
• 10 paid federal holidays per year
• Birthday paid day off
• Pre-taxed flexible insurance package
• 403(b) with up to 4% company contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid training
• NHSC Loan Repayment opportunities eligible
• FTCA Malpractice coverage