Licensed Clinical Social Worker

$77,000⁺/year base salary starting, up to $92,000 based on experience and schedule (40 hours/week, no overtime, no on-call) 

Our Behavioral Health team is growing! We'd like to talk to you about fully-integrated behavior health charitable health care services. Our HR and management team are happy to give you a detailed glance into our programs!

Riggs Community Health Center is seeking a passionate LCSW, or LSW, to provide out-patient, fully-integrated behavioral health services to children, adolescents, or adults. Our team of established behavioral health professionals are continually providing a growing variety of services to the community in a small clinic setting. Riggs Community Health Center conducts individual health counseling for all stages of life in a patient-centered clinical setting. As a Riggs Community Health Center provider, you will collaborate with other highly skilled medical professionals in a variety of concentrations to provide top quality care options to an under-served population, leading the way in full integration as part of the medical provider team. This is an opportunity to work and learn in an award winning medical group!  

Riggs Community Health Center is a highly rated non-profit and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to the mission of improving access to quality, cost effective, comprehensive health care with respect and compassion to under-served community members. The right candidate will share our mission and will reap the rewards of a fulfilling career in helping our community. We offer a competitive benefits package including high compensation, affordable medical/dental/vision, up to $600 HSA employer contribution, life insurance, short & long term disability, 4 weeks PTO per year, 8 paid holidays, continued medical education (CME) time-off and funds, quarterly & annual bonuses, sign-on bonus, 401(k) match, and more! 

- Full utilization of EMR (NextGen) and other health care services technologies,   

- Collaborative culture with support at all levels,   

- Patient-Centered care model,  

- Evidence-based approach to achieving health outcomes, 

- Award winning care teams,   

- And a passion for providing assistance to our community!   

Riggs believes in a balanced approach to work, with team members enjoying predictable 40 hour work weeks you can plan family time around. This is DAY-TIME hours only, NO CALL. This position may travel between Lafayette, Frankfort, and Lebanon (reimbursed).  

Essential Job Duties:

• Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients
• Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals
• Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions
• Actively participate in meetings that support Riggs CHC’s integrated health care model to provide comprehensive care for clients
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration
• Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease
• Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders
• Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques
• Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient service and making recommendations for improvement