Behavioral Health Provider LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), or LMFT(A)

About the role

This position is a part of a multidisciplinary treatment team in two locations: an Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic and a Maternity Clinic. The Behavioral Health Provider will provide behavioral health and substance abuse screening, brief intervention, education, and referral services for patients presenting in Kintegra Health's outpatient behavioral health clinic/private maternity clinic, including those receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).

Responsibilities

• Provides evidence-based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for patients with a variety of behavioral and chronic health conditions.
• Works cooperatively as an integral part of the primary healthcare team with the goal of improving patient care and increasing team efficiency.
• Formulates and facilitates the implementation of behavioral health, substance abuse, and chronic disease management plans of care through use of appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.
• Aids primary care providers with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health, substance use, issues, chronic disease management.
• Engages in ongoing assessment and quality improvement strategies to assist in the implementation of ongoing primary care/behavioral health integration strategies.
• Provides consultative services to health care team members within the scope of care definitions and provides training to other health care professionals as needed.
• Completes, in a timely manner, all required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services rendered, and organizational operations.
• Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience in a public health setting.
• Certification(s): LCSW(A), LMFT(A) or LCMHC(A).
• Education: Master’s Degree.
• Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Certification (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in good standing with the Social Work Certification and Licensure Board of North Carolina (or equivalent).