Therapist, Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP)

About the role

Harborview Medical Center’s Psychiatry Department has an outstanding opportunity for a Therapist, Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP).

Work schedule

32 hours per week
Day shift

Position highlights

This position is expected to be for a six-month duration.

Primary job responsibilities

• Be a core member of a collaborative care team that involves the patient’s primary care provider, a consulting psychiatrist, social worker and other disciplines in the clinic.
• Act as the primary liaison to the providers, relaying the consulting psychiatrist’s medication and treatment recommendations.
• Support and closely coordinate mental health care with the patient’s provider and other treating mental health providers.
• Screen and assess patients for mental health and substance use disorders.
• Educate patients on conditions and treatment options.
• Support psychotropic medication management prescribed by providers, PCP or the psychiatrist, focusing on treatment adherence, attention to side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provide brief, evidence-based counseling (e.g., behavioral activation, motivational interviewing).
• Facilitate referrals to appropriate behavioral health and social services (e.g., CBT, housing, substance use treatment).
• Participate in regular case consultations and communicate care recommendations to providers.
• Engage patients in ongoing care and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Track outcomes, document encounters, and manage caseload using MHITS.
• Adjust care plans in collaboration with the care team for patients not improving.
• Develop relapse prevention plans for patients in remission.
• Complete required training and participate in ongoing professional development.

Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in behavioral sciences, such as psychology, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, vocational or educational counseling, or social work OR
• A Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or a behavioral science AND three years’ of experience in the direct delivery of professional mental health care.
• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
• Care coordinators shall be qualified as a Mental Health Professional under WAC 388-865-0100, or licensed as an independent clinician counselor (LICSW or LMHC).
• Successfully meet HMC allied health credentialing requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
• Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with clients and other members of the care team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfort with the pace of primary care.
• Ability to effectively communicate with primary care providers about mental health issues treatment.
• Comfort with utilizing electronic medical records.
• Ability to effectively engage clients in a therapeutic relationship.
• Ability to work with clients by telephone, telemedicine, or in person.
• Experience with screening and assessment for common mental / substance use disorders.
• Working knowledge of differential diagnosis of common mental / substance use disorders.
• Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for common mental disorders.
• Familiarity with brief, structured counseling techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation).
• Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common mental disorders.

Desired

• Valid/active Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) / Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with WA state.
• Experience providing maternal behavioral health.
• Diverse candidates and bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
• Experience working with underserved, transient populations.
• Experience working with patients who have co-occurring mental health, substance abuse, and physical health problems.
• Experience with evidence-based counseling techniques (e.g. CBT or PST).
• Working knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Experience working with safety net providers within the community and knowledge of community resources.
• Experience working with Medicaid eligibility programs, including SSI.
• Working knowledge of SSI program requirements and compliant commercial billing.
• Ability to work with CSO (Community Service Office) and managed care organizations.
• Working knowledge of the RSN mental health system structure and regulations.

About Harborview Medical Center

As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion.

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