Social Worker LISW
Core
Provide social work services including psychosocial assessments, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, and discharge planning to patients and families at a Federally Qualified Health Center.
Role type
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) providing clinical social work services
Builds
Patient care plans, recovery support, and safe transitions between care environments
Domain
Healthcare / Behavioral Health / Substance Use Treatment
Required skills
Psychosocial assessment, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, discharge planning, health education, linkage with community agencies, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria knowledge, co-occurring disorders management
Preferred skills
Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, experience with visually impaired or people with disabilities
Technologies
DSM-5
Responsibilities
Provide individual counseling with a focus on substance use treatment and recovery support; participate in interdisciplinary patient care conferences and team meetings; serve as consultant to other professionals on the healthcare team; teach and mentor health professional students; serve as preceptor for Community Health Worker and Social Work students.
Seniority
Individual Contributor - Clinical (C3)