Therapist / Social Worker

UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a Therapist / Social Worker position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. 

Duties include but are not limited to providing mental health services including individual and group therapy to a caseload of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, and tic disorders. Individual will complete psychosocial/functional assessments, mental status examinations, and comprehensive treatment plans. This individual will work with psychiatrists in the Adult Anxiety, OCD, and Tic Disorder Clinic, providers in the TMS and Neuromodulation Program, providers in the OCD intensive outpatient program (IOP)—and potentially in the Child/Adolescent OCD and Tic Disorder Clinic—and will attend staff meetings within these clinics as requested. 

 

Responsibilities
  • Providing outpatient services to patients with OCD and related conditions, including individual therapy and group therapy in intensive outpatient settings
  • Develop and implement procedures to ensure efficient operations of the program; identify opportunities to improve program's efficiency; coordinate care delivery and work flows; coordinate scheduling according to clinic procedures.
  • Serve as liaison to other staff on processes and standards pertaining to IOP
  • Maintain a clinical caseload and provide case management, individual patient/family meetings, group therapy, psychosocial assessment and treatment plans.
  • Facilitate individual and/or group interventions focused on skills development including psychotherapy, psychoeducational, supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy with adolescent and adult patients (and potentially children) with OCD, anxiety disorders, or tic disorders.  Provide crisis management services as needed.
  • Engaging in innovation and improvements in clinical, research, and educational programs
  • Timely clinical documentation of patient care
  • Participate in the training of medical students, residents, interns and/or other trainees when assigned by supervisor.
  • Provide individual or group psychotherapy, outreach, and case management as indicated by varying programmatic and patient care needs.
  • Attend and participate in treatment team meetings.
  • Participating in assessments and interventions for research studies and working on scholarly projects with other members of the department
  • Other duties as assigned
 
Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field from an accredited university
  • Licensed in the State of California (LCSW, LMFT)
  • Experience working with populations of diverse ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation
  • Recent direct patient care experience in a mental health setting, providing cognitive behavioral therapy to individuals and groups
  • Demonstrated ability to complete psychosocial/functional assessments, mental status examinations, comprehensive treatment development, and discharge planning for an IOP
  • Minimum of one year of experience providing psychotherapy groups and/or individual interventions using evidence-based practices of cognitive behavior therapy
  • Excellent documentation and clinical skills
  • Ability to prioritize and work independently; excellent follow-up; ability to work well under pressure and deadlines
  • Demonstrated excellent attendance and reliability
  • Demonstrated ability to assess suicide and violence risk
  • Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with colleagues as a member of the treatment team
  • A preliminary job offer and assignment may be extended pending successful background clearance
  • This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations and may include weekend shifts
  • Applicant's materials must list (pending) qualifications upon application submission
  • Applicants must meet all of the requirements by the time of hire

 

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with people with OCD, tic disorders, and anxiety disorders; providing exposure-response prevention and comprehensive behavior intervention treatments
  • Recent direct patient care experience in individual and group settings, especially IOP
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the mental health system in the Bay Area, and demonstrated ability to navigate the mental health system to organize services for patients and family members
  • Experience providing comprehensive mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families, including individual, group, and family psychotherapy, outreach, and case management in outpatient care settings
  • Ability to cross-cover in programs with various populations, including both children and adults

 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
  • Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
  • Cover Letter (Optional)
  • Statement of Research (Optional)
  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

 

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)

 

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service that has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California 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, age or protected veteran status.

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