Behavioral Health Therapist II, Primary Care at Darley Green

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide psychological care appropriate for the [Medical or Specialty] population.
• This requires the ability to conduct assessments, obtain and interpret information, to identify age and culturally specific patient needs, and to provide the care needed.
• Demonstrates the ability to function in a consultation and liaison role for the Darley Green department meeting the acute needs of patients and providing outpatient psychotherapy as appropriate.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team and community partners as appropriate.
• Develops group support and therapy activity as appropriate for the specific primary care population, and as needed within the Christiana Care Health System.
• Contributes to the development of staff by providing consultation, education and suggesting best practice alternatives as appropriate.
• Maintains connection and consultation with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
• Completes mandatory CCHS education and maintain certification in area of specialty.
• Demonstrates responsibility in maintaining established productivity levels.
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient’s rights and maintains confidentiality of departmental and patient information.
• Actively involved in identifying opportunities and implementing strategies to improve performance that impact the patient population.
• Identifies service gaps pertaining to patients’ psychosocial needs and plans programs that address the psychosocial needs of patients.
• Implements programs effectively and evaluates effectiveness of programs, making modifications as needed.
• Assesses learning needs of patients and families and carries out treatment as indicated.
• Attends and participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary rounds.
• Responds to staff requests for information/guidance; provides staff education.
• Develops and provides patient education as appropriate.
• Provides virtual coverage for any primary care site without a placed BHC or with a part time BHC that is not present at that time.
• Provides virtual coverage for any BHC absent due to sickness, vacation, conference, or leave of absence.
• Responds to BH suicide triage line to support specialty practice providers with patients presenting in crisis.
• Performs weekly attendance of BHC meetings.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree which qualifies in their state for licensure or certification is required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPCMH), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) required. Delaware state licensure preferred.
• Minimum one year of experience providing direct therapeutic care preferred.