Clinical Social Worker/Behavioral Health

Description The Clinical Social Worker serves as a member of the primary care team and plays an integral role in the Health Centers' integrated health care delivery model. The Clinical Social Worker conducts screenings, provides treatment interventions, and patient education. The role of the Clinical Social Worker is to provide support to patients and their families as well as all clinic providers, staff, programs and services within the DPH Health Centers and at the St. Louis County Justice Center. The positions will work at one of the following locations: North Central Community Health Center, 4000 Jennings Station Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63121 South County HealthCenter, 4580S. Lindbergh Boulevard, Sunset Hills MO 63127 St. Louis County Justice Center,100 S. Central Avenue, Clayton MO 63105 The starting salary is $54.995.22 annually. As an employer, St. Louis County cares about the health and well-being of our employees. In an effort to provide for the best possible work-life balance, the County offers a generous benefit package which includes affordable health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 4 weeks of Paid Time Off the first year, 11 paid holidays, deferred benefit retirement plan, paid life insurance as well as short and long term disability. A full listing of benefits is available under the benefit tab at the top of this page. Applicants hired full time on or after January 17, 2018 will be participating in the revised retirement plan. Examples of Duties Assists the primary care provider in recognizing, treating and managing mental health and psychosocial issues and acts as a contributing member of the primary care team. Provides quality clinical consultation to providers and staff utilizing a 15-30 minute Behavior Health Consultant model to treat a variety of mental health and physical health related disorders. Conducts patient intakes, focusing on diagnostic and functional evaluations and utilizing appropriate evidence based assessment tools. Conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patient's social, emotional, environmental, financial, and support needs. Assesses patient's mental health functioning to determine urgency, risk, suicidality and need for clinical intervention. Responds to crisis situations to determine level of intervention required. Provides brief counseling and support to help patients cope with the challenges in their lives such as illness, unemployment, personal relationships, parenting, substance abuse, housing, lack of finances and resources. Acts as liaison between patient and provider to help interpret, educate and communicate recommendations to improve patient's compliance and health outcomes. Provides information and referrals to link patients with needed community resource Provides options counseling and prenatal counseling. Provides tubal counseling and consent Provides HIV pre and post-test counseling. Consults and collaborates with community providers, agencies and resources regarding patient needs and DPH services. Coaches and empowers patient on how to advocate for themselves and develop strategies for getting their needs met. Advocates for patient's needs both internally and externally. Perform other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Graduation from an accredited college or university with aMasters Degree in Social Work orCounseling and a minimum of one year of related counseling experience or any equivalent combination of experience and post graduate training. Must possess a valid driver's license. Licensure by the State of Missourias a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)or Professional Counselor (LPC) must be obtained prior to completion of a six month probationary period. Prefer experience working with adult and pediatric patients. Additional Information SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT: A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available. The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job-related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above. The interview will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade. A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on the interview to be eligible for appointment. After initial interviews with the selected candidates are conducted, an email will be sent to the address on file with instructions on how to complete and submit a Conviction Questionnaire. Candidates have 3 days to complete the required questionnaire. The five top ranking candidates, based on the final grade, will be certified to the Department Director/Appointing Authority who will make the final decision. All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County. COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY: In support of commitment to the health, safety, and wellness of all staff and to be compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule it is the policy of the Department of Public Health that all newly hired employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Acceptable forms of proof include CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards (or legible photo), documentation from a health care provider, electronic health record, or state immunization information system record. New employees must be fully vaccinated prior to starting service for the Department, and adherence to this policy is a condition of employment. Full vaccination means having received a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approved vaccine or vaccine series, consisting of two doses of either of the two-dose vaccines or one dose of the single-dose vaccine. For moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals, a primary series consists of a 3-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine. At this time, full vaccination does not require a booster shot. The meaning of "fully vaccinated" is subject to change in accordance with the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. For applicants with a CMS clinical contraindication to the vaccine or sincerely held religious beliefs, which prohibit them from receiving a vaccine, you may contact the Department of Public Health Office of Human Resources (DPH HR) during the hiring phase to request an exemption or reasonable accommodation. Employees granted exemption for medical or religious reasons will be required to wear facial coverings to reduce the risk of transmission to at-risk individuals in DPH facilities and submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. All prospective employees must read and acknowledge the Policy during the application process. HOW TO APPLY: Applicants interested in applying for this position should visit our website at We only accept On-line applications. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY: The policy of the Civil Service Commission of St. Louis County is to support fair and equitable employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans' status or political affiliation. Call the Division of Personnel at for more information on this policy. St. Louis County Division of Personnel, 7th Floor Clayton, MO63105 Relay MO 711 or An Equal Opportunity Employer Fax: