Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington’s leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! This award from the Spokane Journal of Business is based on an analysis of our company benefits and policies, along with a confidential employee survey to evaluate workplace experience in the areas of engagement and satisfaction including: Work-Life Balance, Role Satisfaction, Communication and Workplace Culture, Training, Technology and Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.

Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training with a goal to retain rural youth. For providers, this means you will be surrounded by a well-trained support team so you can focus on treating your patients.

Loan Repayment Opportunities

NEW Health is a non-profit federally qualified health center (FQHC). NEW Health is a member of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarships and loan repayment program. We are an NHSC approved site with a Primary Care HPSA Score of 17, a Dental HPSA Score of 20, and a Mental Health HPSA Score of 20. Additionally, NEW Health licensed health professionals are eligible to apply for the Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment Program.

Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind

• Four weeks of paid time off plus nine paid holidays
• Medical and Vision insurance for you and your family is 100% paid for by NEW Health
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Free Life Flight membership for your family
• 401(k) plan with matching contribution
• Continuing Professional Education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities

The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria.

Purpose of Job:

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by providing social or behavioral health services to patients and families by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides individual and group counseling services within individual scope of practice to assist in clients in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
• Available to primary care providers for behavioral health staffing and consultation.
• Collects psycho-social data about individuals and provide gathered information to providers to assist them in managing medical care.
• Perform mental health evaluations utilizing approved evaluation tools assessing amenability to mental health treatment and level of care needed.
• Develops detailed care plans for each client and document as part of the electronic health record.
• Links clients with various community resources.
• Provides in-service training for NEW Healthstaff as requested.
• Participates in community outreach activities as directed.
• For staff with chemical dependency expertise:
  • Responsible for performing chemical dependency assessments on clients using approved testing instruments and evaluating tools and determining their amenability for referral to other agencies and/or programs.
  • Conducts individual and group counseling and education focusing on alcohol and drug treatment, relapse prevention, and cognitive behavioral change.
• For staff with clinical supervision training and duties:
  • Supervises and coordinates volunteers and behavioral health / social work students as required.
  • Facilitates peer review and chart audit process as assigned.
• Commitment to supporting a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment required.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Valid state licensure as a Social Worker Advanced or Independent Clinical Associate-Advanced. Will also consider Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate. Two years of clinical practice with underserved populations desired.

Skills: Knowledge of available community linkage resources. Excellent oral and written communications skills required. Commitment to supporting a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment required. Computer skills required. Work requires consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion. Valid drivers’ license and insurance required.

Physical Demands:

Movement around the facility between 1/3 and 2/3rds of the day is required, as well as sitting at a workstation or patient rooms. Using hands occurs over 2/3rds of the day, while reaching with arms less than 1/3rd of the day. Communicating is required over 2/3rds of the day. Lifting to 10 lbs. occasionally is required.