Pay Range for this position is $40.00-$55.00 DOE
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:
Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Assists the physician and other care team members in understanding the significant psychosocial factors related to patient health problems.
- Provides services and conducts self in a manner consistent with the profession’s Code of Ethics.
- Completes documentation in a timely manner following MRH guidelines for provider staff.
- Participates in development of patient plan of care.
- Assists patient and family in using appropriate community resources.
- Assesses and provides therapy, counseling, intervention, and/or education to patient in a manner appropriate to patient circumstance in a culturally, linguistically, and age appropriate manner as indicated by mental health assessment and client treatment goals.
- Provides training for providers and staff on behavioral health topics as needed.
- Ability to collaboratively communicate with referring physicians.
- Positive and supportive towards team members, staff members, clinic, and hospital.
- Strives to ensure continual compliance with Departmental and Organization Policies and Procedures and State/Federal Regulations.
- Records, compiles, and prepares reports and summaries.
- Can identify & access system to report abuse to employee and/or patients.
- Attends required medical in-service training as needed.
- Ability to provide services for patients ages four (4) and older
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Organization-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates 100% commitment to performance in accordance with the CHOICE values of MRH and representing the organization in a positive and professional manner.
- Establishes and maintains effective verbal and written communication and good working relationships with all patients, staff, and vendors.
- Adheres to MRH attire/dress code per policies and procedures.
- Utilizes initiative; strives to maintain a steady level of productivity; self-motivated; and manages activity and time.
- Completes annual education, training, in-service, and licensure/certification requirements; and attends departmental and organizational staff meetings or reads meeting minutes-if excused from attendance.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Reports to work on time as scheduled; completes work within designated timeframes.
- Actively participates in departmental and organizational performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
- Strives to uphold regulatory requirements to ensure continual compliance with departmental, hospital, state, and federal regulations and policies.
- Follows policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and risk management to ensure a safe environment for patients, the public, and staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Requirements:
- Must be at least 16 years of age (21 for driving positions with a valid driver’s license).
- Must be able to legally work in the United States.
- Must be able to pass a background check.
- Must be able to pass a drug screen and breath alcohol test (if applicable).
- Must complete employee health requirements.
Required Education/Licensure/Certification:
- Unencumbered Colorado Clinical Social Worker License (LCSW) or Unencumbered Licensed Professional
- Counselor License (LPC), required.
- Current BLS certification (or must be obtained within 90 days).
Experience:
- Up to one (1) year experience with patients in a clinic setting, preferred.