Behavioral Health Clinician

About the Role

The Licensed Integrated Behavioral Health Provider is responsible for providing outpatient mental health resources for patients within the primary care setting. This role involves working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of providers, including primary care MDs, NPs, PAs, nurses, clinical pharmacists, medical assistants, and psychiatric providers.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within a team of medical and mental health providers, maintaining open communication and accessibility to encourage mental health integration in the clinic setting.
• Initiate behavioral health care services with patients through introductions to care, conducting diagnostic assessments, addressing symptoms of concern, completing risk assessments, and developing appropriate response plans.
• Work with a variety of patients with a wide range of mental health diagnoses and lived experiences, including substance use disorders.
• Provide consultation services for mental health recommendations to the patient’s multidisciplinary team of providers.
• Initiate treatment interventions, including coping tools, individual counseling, family counseling, and crisis interventions as appropriate.
• Support patients through challenges with an emphasis on building a sense of internal locus of control.
• Document every patient interaction and outcomes, including referrals, and provide patient education related to their mental health needs.
• Chart and maintain notes within 72 hours in compliance with CMS documentation standards.
• Protect patient confidentiality and abide by HIPAA laws as well as 42 CFR.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling.
• 3+ years of experience in a clinical setting.
• One of the following credentials:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LCSWA)
  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC, LCMHCA)
  • Licensed Psychologist (LPA, PsyD)

Skills

• Experience with behavioral health screening tools and risk assessments.
• Experience with a wide range of patient populations, all ages and stages preferred.
• Experience with substance use treatment and willingness to work with populations experiencing substance use disorders.
• Training in brief, evidence-based treatment models.
• Familiarity with population health and team-based care models.
• Strong clinical assessment and brief intervention skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based medical environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic care setting.
• Cultural humility and trauma-informed approach.

Physical Requirements

• Seeing: Must be able to read written and printed material, as well as use a computer, fax machine, Xerox machine, and other office equipment.
• Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with coworkers and others. Good hearing is necessary to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Sitting: Must be able to sit for the majority of the work shift while answering telephone and communicating with others.
• Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must be able to stand intermittently and be capable of walking on hardwood and linoleum floors with concrete underpayments. Must be able to walk between various clinical areas and departments.
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for easy and skillful use of hands when working with and performing normal office duties and responsibilities.

Work Environment

Fast-paced work environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.