Behavioral Health Therapist

About the Role

Provides direct integrated co-occurring behavioral health and substance use services in support of integrated primary care and behavioral health services. Behavioral Health encompasses prevention, intervention, and recovery from mental health and substance use conditions within the primary care setting.

Responsibilities

• Conducts brief, evidence-based and developmentally appropriate screenings.
• Conducts time-limited assessments.
• Applies knowledge of evidence-based practice, including empirical bases of assessment, intervention, and other clinical applications, expertise, and patient preferences to individuals, couples, groups, and families (adults, children, and adolescents).
• Assesses both behavioral health and substance use needs and determines most appropriate clinical interventions to best fit patient needs.
• Provides emergency assessment of patients in crisis and facilitates psychiatric hospitalization if needed.
• Assesses discharge readiness throughout the course of treatment.
• Creates and implements integrated treatment plans, ensuring access to organizational and external services within allotted time frames.
• Independently evaluates treatment progress and modifies planning as indicated, even in the absence of established outcome measures.
• Provides referrals for internal and external services.
• Demonstrates ability to engage patients and/or families who are not engaged in services through outreach and follow-up.
• Provides consultation to medical providers, other CBHC staff, and other service providers to facilitate a coordinated continuum of care within the primary care setting.
• Participates in staff meetings as required.
• Ensures verbal, nonverbal, and written communications are informative and well-integrated.
• Participates in system change and promotes change within Chase Brexton Health Care.
• Ensures progress notes are accessible to the patient's care team and considers that they may be accessible to the patient.
• Documents all behavioral health services as directed by CBHC policy, State requirements, and professional standards.
• Adheres to departmental productivity standards and policy and procedures.
• If providing supervision: Demonstrates knowledge of supervision models and practices; demonstrates knowledge of and effectively addresses limits of competency to supervise.
• Assesses for risk using a standardized measure (e.g., CAMS; C-SSRS).
• Completes all SuccessFactors assignments as assigned.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of billing orders for all clinical documentation.
• Utilizes Electronic Health Record to support and improve integrated healthcare.
• Meets mandatory continuing education requirements to maintain licensure/certification.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, PsyD, or PhD required.
• Licensure in the state of Maryland required (LCSW-C, LCPC, or Psychologist preferred).
• Two years of experience in the provision of outpatient mental health and/or substance use services with adults, adolescents, and/or children preferred.
• Experience in a primary care setting is strongly preferred.
• Multi-lingual preferred.

Skills

• Ability to provide services that are relevant to the culture of the patient and their family.
• Ability to identify and address disparities in healthcare access and quality.
• Ability to adapt services to cultural norms and promote diversity among providers working in interprofessional teams.
• Familiarity with open access model to care in community mental health and healthcare settings.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the field of healthcare both statewide and nationally.