Responsibilities
In this role, you will provide and coordinate mental health care through a network of campus and clinical resources.
As our Clinical Coordinator, you will provide brief screening, assessment, and treatment planning for students and house staff with problems from mild to severe, deliver brief solution-focused counseling to the full range of presenting concerns, provide case management to a full range of medical students and house staff and provide emergency intervention to the full range of cases, including after-hours when contacted.
You will perform case management and complete documentation in timely manner.
You will also coordinate agenda and keep minutes for scheduled staff meetings and trainings, manage BWC calendar, assign patients to clinicians, organize patient provider utilization and clinical outcomes data to clinical and administrative supervisors (including but not limited to patient volume data and access).
Some nights and weekends required.
Qualifications
LCSW currently licensed to practice in California
Demonstrated ability to conduct brief psychotherapy and crisis intervention
Demonstrated skills in consultation work with professional and non-professional colleagues
Demonstrated skills in written and oral communication
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and intervene with severely psychologically disturbed clients
Working knowledge of applicable laws and ethics pertaining to mental health
Working knowledge of cultural and ethnic factors affecting mental health service delivery
Ability to work with a diverse and traditionally underserved population
Interpersonal skills to works as part of a team, as a member of committees, and to collaborate closely with colleagues and support staff
Knowledge of basic computer skills, e.g.
Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word
PREFERRED:
Previous counseling experience in an institution of higher learning
Knowledge of local community mental health resources
Knowledge of the medical school and residency training environments and of the developmental issues of medical students and house staff
Experience in working with an electronic medical record
UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.