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Samaritan Health Services is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join our team in Lincoln City, Oregon. Samaritan Lincoln City Medical Center’s goal is to provide the highest-quality primary care to adult patients. Clinicians specialize in the care of many common adult diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and other medical conditions.

The position will be based in a primary care clinic; working alongside physicians, advance practitioner providers, and health psychologist. Duties include short-term therapy, as well as resource advocacy/management.
Candidate must be eligible to work in the United states with a LCSW state licensure.
To apply: http://www.samhealth.org/Jobs

Full-time sublet available in a 2 office suite on top floor of the beautiful Medical Dental building, located behind the Central Library. The other space is occupied by a trauma therapist. The office has 2 large windows with impressive views looking east towards Mt. Hood. There is a waiting area and a small room with shelving, a sink, microwave oven, and refrigerator.

Portland Streetcar stops right in front of the building, and the Max stop is just 2 blocks away.

The building also has an inside secure bicycle area, showers, and a popular cafe in the lobby!

The office is available starting May 1, 2019. The rent is $850/month full-time which includes WiFi and hot/cold water dispenser service.

Salem Clinic is accepting applications for a Behavioral Health Consultant!
Please visit our “careers” page at http://www.salemclinic.org .
Questions? Call 503-375-7417.

The behavioral health consultant is a core member of the collaborative care team, including the patient’s medical provider, mental health consultants, as well as the larger primary care team, and the Comprehensive Care Coordination Department. The behavioral health consultant is responsible for providing direct patient care, supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of referred patients with the patient’s medical provider, and when appropriate, mental health providers.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
 Master’s degree in Social Work. Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
 Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting.
 Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patient and other members of the care team.
 Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
 Working knowledge of differential diagnosis of common mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
 Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders.
 Ability to effectively engage patients in a therapeutic relationship.
 Ability to work with patients by telephone as well as in person.
 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).
 Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common mental health disorders.
 Experience with evidence-based counseling techniques.
 Ability to utilize computer programs for patient care (Epic, SC Fox, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and access information from the internet.

Essential Functions:
 Closely coordinate care with the patient’s primary care provider (PCP) and, when appropriate, other mental health providers. The position is an extension of the PCP’s care and coordination of their patient’s health care needs.
 Support the mental and physical health care of assigned and referred patients.
 Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.
 Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and the available treatment options.
 Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
 Participate in consultations with mental health consultants and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
 Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
 Support mental health medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
 Facilitate outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments (e.g. problem- solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated.
 Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes in the EHR. Document in-person and telephone encounters in the EHR.
 Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in EHR and other required systems so as to be shared with medical providers, mental health consultants, and other treating providers.
 Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and mental health consultants and who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care.
 Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of the organization (e.g., social services such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance abuse treatment).
 Develop and complete relapse prevention self-management plan with patients who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be discharged from the caseload.
 Provides regular feedback and updates to the primary care team on treatment findings and progress through written and verbal communication.
 Other duties as assigned. Duties and responsibilities may change.