Collaborative Care Integrated Mental Health Therapist - Liberty Lake

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient’s symptoms and creates customized treatment plan based on individual patient needs.
• Screens patients for common behavioral health disorders using PHQ9, GAD7, Columbia Suicide Risk Assessment, or other tools as required.
• Maintains monitoring of patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects/complications, with a goal of reduction in symptoms.
• Supports psychotropic medication management prescribed by PCPs, focusing on treatment adherence, side effects and other complications, and treatment effectiveness.
• Tracks patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using a registry, and uses the system to identify and re-engage patients.
• Facilitates care plan changes for patients who are not improving, including changes in medications or psychosocial treatments or appropriate referrals for additional services.
• Manages behavioral health crisis as they arise in a primary care setting.
• Provides flexible behavioral health services to patients on and off current caseload, both through scheduled appointments and immediate interventions via warm handoffs during medical visits with primary care providers.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, or related field.
• Mental Health Professional as defined within HB 1724 one of these higher credentials are held: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), SW Independent Clinical Lic (LICSW).
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in a behavioral health setting.

About the Role

The Integrated Mental Health Therapist (IMHT) works within a multidisciplinary team embedded in the primary care clinic and utilizes the Collaborative Care model of care. This team includes the IMHT, Psychiatric Consultant, & Primary Care Provider to provide comprehensive behavioral health services within the primary care setting.

Qualifications

Belongs to the team that shares your calling at MultiCare, a healthcare organization dedicated to caring for patients and communities. The role requires a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, or a related field, and a Mental Health Professional credential as defined within HB 1724.

Skills

Excellent communication skills, ability to work within a primary care/chronic disease management team setting with limited supervision, and knowledge of community resources to effectively provide linkage and advocacy to fulfill client’s needs.

Benefits

Potentially up to $5,000 sign on bonus! Potentially up to $10,000 relocation bonus!

Pay and Benefits

Competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits, and paid time off. The pay scale is $38.38 - $55.23 USD, influenced by factors such as skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education.