Behavioral Health Integration Clinician - Oregon

About the role

Mindoula Health’s Collaborative Care Program (CCP) is expanding to Oregon. Our mission is to improve quality of life for patients living with behavioral health challenges and chronic medical conditions by embedding behavioral health into primary care—so patients receive coordinated, effective care without barriers. The Behavioral Health Integration Clinician is a central member of a patient’s collaborative care team, which includes the patient’s medical provider and psychiatric consultant.

Responsibilities

• Screen and assess patients for mental health and substance abuse disorders.
• Facilitate patient engagement, treatment plans, and follow-up care.
• Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate supported by clinical technology software.
• Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provide health behavior and social determinants of health interventions to improve functioning and medical outcomes.
• Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person, video, or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
• Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and available treatment options.
• Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments (e.g., problem-solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated.
• Participate in regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
• Track patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using the EHR.
• Document in-person, video, and telephone encounters in the EHR and use the system and established clinical workflows to identify and re-engage patients.
• Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in the EHR and other required systems to be shared with medical providers, psychiatric consultants, and other treating providers.
• Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and psychiatric consultant, including referrals for more intensive or specialized mental health care.
• Actively participate in process improvement by identifying areas of inefficiency and contributing to opportunities for enhancement.
• Attend meetings and complete therapy primarily by video conference, with periodic (approximately once a month) in-person visits to clinics to connect with clinicians and administrators to ensure collaborative workflows are in place.
• Meet performance metrics each month as determined by the clinical manager and clinical director.

Requirements

• A minimum of a master’s degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, Rehabilitation, or other relevant field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in behavioral health intervention clinical work, case management, and/or community care coordination.
• Experience working with various populations, including older adult Medicare populations, who have chronic medical and behavioral health challenges.
• Active independent clinical license in Oregon. Eligible licenses include:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Psychologist
• Current enrollment in the state’s Medicaid & Medicare is preferred, but eligibility for such at a minimum is required.
• License-eligible candidates who have completed their board exam and are completing clinical hours under supervision are eligible to apply.
• The position is primarily remote with the majority of services provided telephonically or via video; however, a work location in the designated state is required.
• Stable high-speed internet is expected due to the remote nature of the position.
• Proficiency in operating computer systems and utilizing multiple software applications, including electronic medical records, scheduling systems, remote phone systems, and video systems.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Hybrid: Minimum of three days a week in the clinic