About the Role
Lone Star Circle of Care is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality health care to patients in Central Texas. We provide a healthcare home for the underserved and proudly provide the opportunity for our team members to make a difference in our community every day. If you're interested in helping build a healthier community and improving the lives of others, we invite you to join our team and become part of our dynamic organization.
Responsibilities
- Decide the best therapeutic modalities for your patient.
- Work with patients on achieving their therapeutic goals in an outpatient setting.
- Provide individual therapy both in person and virtually.
- Utilize initial interview and screenings to provide diagnoses and care planning.
- Collaborate with patients, and effectively communicate clinical impressions, while assessing strengths, barriers, and psychosocial needs.
- Interact and collaborate with community partners and emergency medical/psychiatric service providers to ensure patient safety.
- Document using an electronic health record.
- Conduct telemedicine visits.
- Communicate and meet with colleagues virtually.
Requirements
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor.
- Passionate about working with the underserved population and those who may be experiencing significant barriers to care with an emphasis on substance use.
- Mission focused and passionate about improving access to quality mental healthcare.
- Proactive and thrives in a fast-paced clinical setting.
- Experience with substance use patients.
- Comfortable working independently in a group setting while also seeking support and consultation from colleagues.
- Possesses extensive knowledge of DSM-5-TR.
- Ability to assess whether a patient needs a higher level of care.
Skills
- Substance use counseling
- Individual therapy
- Telemedicine
- Electronic health record documentation
- DSM-5-TR knowledge
- Patient assessment
- Care planning
- Collaboration
- Communication
Location
- Central Texas
Work Type
- Outpatient
- In-person
- Virtual
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 403(b)
- 15 days of vacation per year (increases with tenure)
- 3 days of personal leave per year
- 6 days of sick leave per year
- 7 days of holiday leave per year
- Annual stipend for continuing education
- 3 paid days off for continuing education
- Reimbursement of provider's professional licensing fee
- Reimbursement of annual membership dues to professional organization
- Eligible for student loan repayment
About the Company
- Lone Star Circle of Care is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality health care to patients in Central Texas.
- We provide a healthcare home for the underserved.
- We proudly provide the opportunity for our team members to make a difference in our community every day.
- We are interested in helping build a healthier community and improving the lives of others.
