Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - ICE Detention Center - Relocation Bous!

Behavioral Health Provider

In this role, you will be working as a contractor for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC). The Behavioral Health Provider (BHP) is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LCSW) who serves as a subject matter expert in mental health and substance use disorders. The BHP possesses a high level of skill in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with mental health concerns, and/or serious mental illness or serious mental disorders (SMI/SMD). The BHP conducts mental health evaluations to enhance the behavioral health treatment plan development and services for detainees with SMI/SMD, including referral to acute and/or inpatient mental health care as clinically determined. The BHP provides direct mental health services, including on-site counseling, individual and group psychotherapy within diverse therapeutic modalities, substance abuse education, and behavioral analysis for detainees identified with mental health and substance use problems. The BHP conducts specialized programming within a Modified Therapeutic Treatment Community model. The BHP consults with medical, contract staff, and other healthcare professionals to conduct and provide education and training on continuity of care, treatment, monitoring, and management of patients with co-occurring diagnoses.

Job Description

• Provides direction and oversight to a multi-disciplinary team in the implementation and management of an integrated mental health treatment program.
• Provides direct care to patients within discipline scope of practice and performs functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing, and/or granted privileges.
• Provides treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.
• Develops, manages, and monitors patient treatment plans in coordination with behavioral health technicians to assess patient level of functioning and progress.
• May be expected to provide telehealth services based on patient needs and healthcare situation.
• Provides brief counseling, psychotherapy, group therapy, behavioral analysis, and substance abuse education, as required by ICE Residential and Detention Standards.
• Provides mental health treatment to individuals that present with signs/symptoms of sexual or physical assault, abuse, and/or neglect using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Provides mental health treatment to individuals that present with signs/symptoms of suicidal, dangerous, or psychotic behaviors.
• Provides post-discharge follow-up for individuals returning from inpatient mental health treatment.
• Serves as the suicide prevention program coordinator in the absence of the Supervisory Behavioral Health Provider (BHP) and as assigned by Clinical Director if no Supervisory BHP is present.
• Develops training/clinical education materials as required and provides clinical education and training to medical, ICE, and contract staff.
• Responsible for all case management which may involve community treatment placement, hospital placement, or other aftercare situations.
• Utilizes EHR system for completing clinical assessments, evaluations, advanced care/placement referral initiation, and transfer/discharge summaries.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Minimum of one year experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the independent level as recognized in the state licensed, whereby clinical supervision is not required.
• A current, permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in the state where the duty station is located.
• This position requires privileging by IHSC.
• Maintains BLS for Healthcare Providers certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.

Benefits

• Premium pay.
• Great benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with a match, and more.
• Relocation assistance and/or bonus opportunities.

Community Overview

Our mission is simple: to provide quality healthcare to America's deserving population through our healing focus, indebted hearts, and tireless resolve. Valor operates more than 50 VA CBOCs in the United States as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. We provide a full range of medical services to veterans through the operations of CBOCs, tailored to meet the specific needs of local VA medical centers. Our comprehensive set of services includes primary care, diagnostics, laboratory, telehealth, behavioral health, and more.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.