Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES

Albuquerque, NM

Expired: 11 days ago Applications are no longer accepted.

$55 Hourly
Full-Time

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Job Description

Position: LICENSED CLIINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW)

Location: New Mexico

Contract: 5 Years

Pay-Rate : $55/Hourly

Summary:-

The temporary Licensed Clinical Social Worker shall be responsible for delivering a range of social work services to adults with complex social, emotional, psychiatric, and behavioral challenges while demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of behavioral health challenges, mental health symptomatology and presentation, substance use disorder treatment as well as ancillary socio-medical concerns .

Minimum Qualifications for Social Worker: -

Have successfully completed all the requirements for the master's degree in social Work. from an accredited School of Social.
Have at least three (3) years of professional work experience/training as a Licensed Social Worker.
Must be a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through D.C. Department of Health, Health Professional Licensing Administration; LGSW licensed social workers can be considered.

Duties:-

Serving as team lead and a member of the multi-disciplinary assessment team.
Assessing clients; participating in the assessment and referral process and making recommendations for treatment.
Providing comprehensive psychosocial assessment to adults over the age of 21- year-old that are seeking substance use disorder treatment.
Application of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria in in determining treatment level of care.
Provide brief counseling to clients during assessment as appropriate.
Make appropriate social service referrals that support client recovery.
Coordinating client referral to chosen treatment provider by providing accurate clinical assessment information.
Advocating for client needs as pertains to level of care recommendations.
Collaborating with collateral contacts to ensure accurate clinical assessment information. Identifying psychiatric health needs and working with clinical assessment team to determine the need for additional services.
Providing crisis intervention as needed to adults seeking behavioral health assessments.
Complete mandatory trainings
Obtain authorizations for in-patient admissions and arrange transportation arrangements through the patient's insurance provider.
Knowledge of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) a plus.
Extensive knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, and techniques of social work, as evidenced by a master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work . Skilled in biopsychosocial assessments and level of care determinations including differential diagnoses.