Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Hybrid Wfh - Indianapolis Or Ft. Wayne

$7,500 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES

landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our medical group provides home-based medical care primarily to geriatric patients that are medically complex and chronically ill, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.

At Landmark, our interdisciplinary teams collaboratively manage our complex patient panels. These teams are led by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, with supporting care provided by RN Nurse Care Managers, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Behavioral Health Clinician, and other team members.

Position Summary

The behavioral health care manager (BHCM) is a core member of the collaborative care team, including the patient’s longitudinal medical provider and behavioral health consultant, as well as the larger interdisciplinary team (IDT). The BHCM is responsible for supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload with the patient’s longitudinal provider and, when appropriate, community behavioral health providers.

Prioritize completing the assessment and care plans in-person to better understand a patient’s needs, after this initial home visit; patient follow up is routinely done via video or telephonically with clinical discretion regarding any additional visits that should be completed in-person.

You will plan and manage your daily schedule to provide high quality care that is patient-centered and timely. This Monday-Friday role will be based; both in the field and your home office, with no on-call, evenings, or weekends.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate in weekly consultation meetings with the behavioral health advance practice provider
• Provide brief behavioral health interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other interventions as appropriate until linkage to a community provider
• Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by the longitudinal provider, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment
• Screen and assess patients as well as provide patient education for common behavioral health and substance use disorders
• Administer evidence-based screening tools for depression, anxiety and substance use disorders and develop person-centered care plans to address those conditions
• Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services within the community (e.g., social services such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance use disorder treatment)

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of social work experience (internship not included)
• Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor Vehicle Safety Policy
• Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief behavioral interventions for common mental health disorders, when appropriate (e.g., motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, behavioral activation)
• Meet all Indiana State certification and licensing requirements for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or LiCSW)
• Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work
• Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance abuse disorders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting
• Proven ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patients and members of the care team

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