Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
<strong>Role Overview</strong><br>Avail Health is building a behavioral health and dementia care program supporting Medicare patients with serious mental illness, cognitive impairment, and complex psychosocial needs. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is a fully remote clinical role that blends psychotherapy, behavioral health care management, post-discharge stabilization, dementia care integration, and caregiver support within a highly coordinated virtual care environment.<br><br>You'll work closely with the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Dementia Care Navigator, Care Coordinator, and interdisciplinary clinical leadership to support patients across longitudinal behavioral health management and post-acute transitional stabilization. Your focus is on proactive patient engagement, continuity of care, and reducing avoidable decompensation and utilization.<br><br>This is a foundational role in a newly launching program. The position ramps gradually with patient volume, with the opportunity to transition into a permanent long-term role as the Maryland behavioral health program expands.<br><br><strong>What You'll Own</strong><br>• Delivery of evidence-based psychotherapy and behavioral health care management for adult and geriatric Medicare patients<br>• Post-discharge stabilization outreach and continuity of care for high-risk behavioral health patients<br>• Caregiver counseling, psychosocial assessment, and dementia care support within CMS GUIDE-aligned care models<br><br><strong>What You'll Do</strong><br>• Provide evidence-based psychotherapy via telehealth to patients with SMI, depression, anxiety, trauma-related conditions, adjustment disorders, grief, and complex psychosocial needs<br>• Conduct proactive outreach and follow-up for high-risk patients, including post-discharge stabilization following inpatient psychiatric, medical, or post-acute admissions<br>• Identify and address psychosocial barriers impacting recovery, medication adherence, housing stability, caregiver support, and outpatient follow-through<br>• Support dementia care management activities including caregiver assessments, behavioral symptom support, psychosocial evaluations, and interdisciplinary care planning<br>• Participate in interdisciplinary case review and care planning discussions with the PMHNP, Dementia Care Navigator, Care Coordinator, and clinical leadership<br>• Escalate urgent psychiatric, behavioral, cognitive, or safety concerns appropriately to the PMHNP and care team<br>• Contribute frontline clinical insight to support workflow refinement, documentation standards, and scalable behavioral health infrastructure as the program grows<br>• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation within the EHR in accordance with organizational, payer, and regulatory requirements<br><br><strong>What Success Looks Like</strong><br>• Patients with SMI, cognitive impairment, and complex psychosocial needs consistently engaged, stabilized, and supported across the care continuum<br>• Post-discharge behavioral health outreach completed within program timelines with strong patient engagement and continuity<br>• Caregiver counseling and dementia care support delivered in coordination with the interdisciplinary team, with clear documentation and care planning<br>• Documentation completed accurately and on time, meeting all compliance and billing requirements<br>• Functioning as a reliable, collaborative behavioral health member of the interdisciplinary team with responsive communication and integrated workflows<br><br><strong>What You Bring</strong><br><em><strong>Required:</strong></em><br>• MSW from an accredited program<br>• Active, unrestricted LCSW licensure in the State of Maryland in good standing<br>• Minimum 3–5 years of post-licensure clinical experience in behavioral health assessment, psychotherapy, psychosocial stabilization, and care coordination across adult and geriatric populations<br>• Clinical experience with SMI, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma-related conditions, substance use disorders, cognitive impairment, and complex psychosocial needs<br>• Experience supporting patients with dementia and related behavioral or psychosocial concerns, including caregiver support and interdisciplinary care planning<br>• Experience supporting patients transitioning from inpatient psychiatric, medical, or post-acute settings to community-based care<br>• Proficiency with EHRs, telehealth platforms, and technology-enabled clinical workflows<br>• Reliable high-speed internet and a dedicated, HIPAA-compliant home workspace<br><br><em><strong>Preferred:</strong></em><br>• Fluency or conversational proficiency in Spanish<br>• Familiarity with Medicare Advantage, TCM, longitudinal care management, or value-based care models<br>• Familiarity with the CMS GUIDE model or other dementia-focused care navigation programs<br>• Experience with ambient AI scribe tools or other technology-enabled clinical workflow platforms<br>• Experience working within startup healthcare organizations, new program launches, or rapidly scaling care environments<br><br><strong>Schedule and Work Style</strong><br>Work Type: Fully remote - virtual telehealth delivery<br>Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard business hours ET<br>Travel: None required<br>Autonomy: High - functions independently as the behavioral health clinician within an interdisciplinary virtual care team<p><strong>Compensation and Perks</strong></p><p><strong>Compensation and Perks</strong></p><p>Salary Range: $95,000–$115,000 annually, commensurate with experience.</p><p>Key Benefits:</p><ul><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 100% employee premium coverage with DPC model</li><li>HSA contributions | Life & disability insurance</li><li>401(k) with 2% employer match</li><li>15 days PTO (increasing with tenure) | 8 + 1 floating holidays</li><li>Discretionary performance bonus | Annual compensation review</li><li>All devices and ambient AI scribe tools provided</li></ul><strong>About Avail Health</strong><br>Avail Health is a Nurse Practitioner–founded organization delivering mobile and virtual care to Medicare-age patients. We combine technology, operational rigor, and clinical excellence to improve outcomes for complex populations. For more visit <a href="http://www.availhealthcare.co">www.availhealthcare.co</a><br> <hr>