Clinical Social Worker

Job description

Under the leadership and supervision of OTOP Intake & Counseling Services Director, the OTOP Intake Social Worker will play a key role in providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed, person-centered, harm reduction substance use counseling. Follow up care will be coordinated with OTOP’s interdisciplinary team and outside providers or supports based on individual participant needs and interests. This will include performing biopsychosocial needs assessment with participants and utilizing evidence-based models of care including but not limited to CBT, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention planning and case management. The clinician will support identification, implementation, and monitoring of contingency management or motivational incentives based on participant identified goals.
Required Qualifications
• CSW I: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field from an accredited university or school of Social Work and registration/possession of the requirements necessary for application for registration as an associate clinical social worker as determined by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• CSW II: Master's degree from an accredited school of social work, and possession of the requirements necessary for application for licensure as a clinical social worker as determined by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Registration/eligible for application for registration as an associate social worker as determined by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
• Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Demonstrates resourcefulness, effective written and oral communication, diplomacy, organizational and analytic skills.
• Self-directed, assertive and creative in problem solving, systems planning and patient care management.
• Basic computer skills. Experience with electronic health record systems (EHR), specifically Methasoft, Avatar and Epic.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Able to provide age-appropriate assessments, interpretation of data, and delivery of interventions. Ability to work with any patient regardless of race, gender, religious affiliation, cultural beliefs, lifestyle, and disease process or treatment plan.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated excellence in reliability and attendance. Must be able to work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changes in policy or procedure.
• Experience and knowledge in providing evidence-based psychotherapy and substance use counseling for adults with OUD, severe psychosocial stressors, and acute and/or chronic trauma history.
• Capacity to be reflective about work and role
• Ability to work independently

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with opioid use disorder treatment including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
• Knowledge of Federal, State and City/County Opiate Treatment Program (OTP) regulations. Aware of institutional polices regarding the provision of services and conduct of research in compliance with HIPAA and 42 CFR.
• Experience and knowledge of perinatal mental health needs when engaged in MOUD and family systems.
• Experience working with unhoused patients.
• Experience working with immigrant populations.
• Experience working with justice involved populations.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in substance use and/or mental health field with low-income, culturally diverse populations.

License/Certifications
• Registration/eligible for application for registration as an associate social worker as determined by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.