Licensed Social Worker​/Social Services Coordinator

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Full Time Clinical Elko, NV, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $22.11 To $26.53 Annually

The Licensed Social Worker shall have primary responsibility for providing and coordinating all psychosocial programs and assistance to targeted populations of Nevada Health Centers.

Nevada Health Centers is an employer of choice and offers comprehensive benefits, including but not limited to:

• Competitive compensation, with annual merit increases
• Company sponsored PPO medical plan and buy-up option, vision, and dental plans
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Generous time-off policy, and ten (10) paid holidays plus one (1) float holiday
• Company paid life/AD&D and long-term disability policies

• Responsible for the assessment, planning, arranging, and implementing of psychosocial programs.
• Documents assessment, plan, interactions and interventions according to NVHC established guidelines and standards
• Maintains knowledge of community resources in order to provide for patients case management needs
• Serves as Behavioral Health community liaison
• Collaborates with LCSWs, Primary Care Providers, and other members of the patient’s interdisciplinary care team in evaluating patient progress against the care plan; participates in revision/update of plan and/or goals.
• Assists Practice Manager in monitoring behavioral health service delivery related to: insurance prior/re authorization requirements; scheduling initial and confirming follow-up appointments; assisting LCSW with referring patients to other services as needed.
• Assists Practice Manager in sustaining workflow specifically pertaining to Family Practice Residents administering SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention Referral and Treatment).
• Engages with Primary Care Providers in conducting warm-hand offs to inform patients about the integrated treatment model and the benefits of behavioral health services and a referral to a Behavioral Health Provider.
• Responsible for compliance with section 330(h) funding requirements for homeless programs
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of required
• Current Nevada State Social Work Licensure (LSW) or must be eligible for Provisional Social Worker License and must obtain full licensure within 90 days of employment

• Bilingual Spanish and English preferred
• Minimum one year work experience in an outpatient behavioral health setting preferred

Nevada Health Centers will provide equal opportunity employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person shall be discriminated against in employment because of race, color, gender, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or intellectual disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other category protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.