Behavioral Health Clinician
Overall Responsibilities:
This position provides comprehensive behavioral health assessment, case management, consultation and individual and group support for a wide range of behavioral health issues in a community health center setting. This position functions as a core member of a collaborative care team that involves the patient’s primary care provider, consulting psychiatrists, nursing staff, other behavioral health providers and/or center staff.
Qualifications:
- Successful Master’s level education in a field such as social work or professional counseling;
- Current Commonwealth of Virginia behavioral health licensure required to include LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LPC-Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist strongly preferred
- Two (2) years of experience working with clients in a community based setting preferred;
Description of Duties:
- Conduct client intakes, assessments, diagnoses, psychotherapy, case management and treatment plans, utilizing the designated HW screening tools and processes;
- Deliver brief intervention and brief therapy for medical patients including, but not limited to, utilizing motivational interviewing, behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques;
- Ensure all patient records, charts and all related documentation is current and is maintained consistent with HW requirements
- For the SBIRT program, provide screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in accordance with SBIRT protocols for medical patients age 18 and older. As appropriate, collaborate with other HW medical and behavioral health professionals to develop, implement, audit, and modify SBIRT procedures for screening, assessment, brief intervention, and referral to treatment
- Assist the primary care provider in recognizing, treating and managing mental health and psychosocial issues;
- Conduct substance abuse assessments and ensure enrollment into appropriate substance abuse treatment program;
- Work with community partners to identify resources for patients, and participate in community meetings as appropriate;
- Provide patients with self-management tools and education to help them cope with behavioral health and primary care stresses;
- Help patients identify healthier lifestyle choices and plans for implementation to avoid development or worsening of chronic disease and illness;
- Assist patients in complying with medical treatment, such as offering strategies to cope with medical side effects;
- Support patients in complying with psychotropic medication prescriptions;
- Make assessment as to when the patient’s behavioral health needs will be better met at another facility, facilitate referrals and enrollments; track responses to referrals ;
- Provide the primary care team with timely feedback about the patient’s status, treatment recommendations and treatment, and progress, via all required documentation in the electronic health record system; work with the primary care team to formulate and revise treatment plans;
- Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and in the development of plans to prevent worsening of their condition;
- Provide consultation and training to the primary care providers, and other team members, to enhance their skill and effectiveness in treating mental health issues;
- Work with other members of the behavioral health team, and larger primary care team as appropriate, to evaluate behavioral health program processes and revise as appropriate;
- Assist in compilation of statistical data and patient outcomes as requested
- Participate in the primary care team meetings as indicated;
- Participate in training as indicated.