Behavioral Health Clinician - Integrated

La Clinica Del Valle • Ashland, OR

12d

About The Position

Integrated Behavioral Heath Clinician La Clinica Student Health and Wellness Center at SOU Full-Time during the school year | Exempt We’re committed to compassionate care for all. Our patients. Our employees. You. At La Clinica, we love our patients and enthusiastically treat them with the same care, respect, and dignity that we would our friends, family, and neighbors because that's who they are. If this appeals to you, La Clinica might be the right place to build your career. We’re looking for the right team members to treat our patients with this level of care. We extend our commitment to compassionate care to our employees as well. We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional "Working for La Clinica allows me to work in a great environment of cooperative and kind people who are as passionate and dedicated to our population as I am. Also, it is giving me the opportunity for professional growth in this expanding field of integrated health care." - current La Clinica LPC “The patients and the teammates who are equally as passionate about working with this underserved population. I’m fortunate to be able to be some individuals first experience with mental health and the peace that crosses their face when they know we are trying to help is a wonderful feeling.” - current La Clinica LPC Since 1989, La Clinica has strived to improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve by providing culturally appropriate, accessible, and affordable quality health care. We serve all people in the Rogue Valley, especially those who face barriers to care. We commit to engage everyone in a welcoming, respectful, and loving way to maintain the dignity and value of all people. We do this work as a committed team that offers high-quality, prevention-focused services with an emphasis on wellness. Our organization maintains a HPSA rating of 20 and qualifies for National Health Scholars, National Health Service Corps and other Loan Repayment Programs. We are seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Clinician to be part of our fast-paced Patient Centered Primary Care team and their patient panels at La Clinica's Southern Oregon University Health Center. We are dedicated to the primary care behavioral health (PCBH) integration model and support early learner Integrated Behavioral Health Clinicians (IBHC) by offering: 4-hrs/month group and individual clinical supervision which meets licensing Board requirements Opportunities for experiential didactics/case conferences with a PCBH focus Monthly offerings to shadow both internal and external continuum of care service providers  The Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician (IBHC) is part of the primary care team and works closely with the primary care provider, nurse, medical assistant, and other team members targeting behavioral health needs to include the mental health and substance use challenges of our patient population. The IBHC provides evidence-based time-limited assessment, consultation, and therapy services to promote behavioral health across the lifespan through easy-access, excellent interdisciplinary teams, and integrated care to children, teens, adults, and families, both individually and in group settings making referrals when necessary. Our IBHCs work in collaboration with the primary care team, as well as community agencies to foster patient wellness and satisfaction in a warm, therapeutic, and respectful manner.   Our primary care teams are diverse, and some may hold specialty services such as maternal fetal medicine, dental, and/or additional specialty care populations.  Training and experience in working in medical settings as part of a multidisciplinary team as well as experience providing evidence-based behavioral health interventions are desired. Our ideal candidate is an innovative, flexible, independent worker open to supporting teams on behavioral health concerns at a clinic. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.  See what some of our staff have to say about working at La Clinica https://youtu.be/lM-bOtoKGdQ [https://youtu.be/lM-bOtoKGdQ]

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Marital and Family Therapy, or Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Skilled at using electronic health records as applicable to area of work (EPIC) 
• This position requires you to be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 
• A Registered Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA), a Professional Counselor Associate (PCA) or a Marriage & Family Therapy Associate (MFTA) with the State of Oregon (we provide Clinical Supervision).  We will support you in becoming a registered associate and offer you clinical supervision toward licensure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with psychosocial assessment, individual therapy, short-term evidence-based counseling, and crisis intervention
• Experience working in the medical social work or community mental health field and knowledge of Integrated Behavioral Health in the community healthcare system 
• Experience working with health-related issues, substance abuse, and history of trauma
• Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills 
• Effective verbal and written communication skills 
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills 
• Efficient time management skills 
• Strong customer service skills
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Teamwork and collaboration skills
• Able to de-escalate difficult situations
• Stress tolerance

Responsibilities

• As a collaborator with La Clinica medical and dental providers, ensures delivery of comprehensive clinical services to primary care patients that target interventions to improve patient functioning, behavior and clinical outcomes 
• Responds to the referring Provider’s referral concern or question and provides focused feedback in both written and verbal form
• Identifies and evaluates health risk behavior(s), assesses and diagnoses mental health and substance use conditions, develops care plans, and provides brief, targeted interventions to support optimum mental, behavioral, emotional and physical health  
• Participates in offering stepped behavioral health care to patients, collaborating with the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in La Clinica for psychiatric medication management needs and referring to specialty mental health and substance use care when warranted  
• Supports team as needed around assessing and intervening for patients at risk of harming themselves or others, domestic violence. Identify a safety plan and refer to appropriate services 
• Participates in patient care staffing(s) with the clinical care team
• Provides clinical consultation and psycho-educational programs on behavioral health related topics to staff, students, consumers, and other agencies as requested
• Participates in clinic and performance improvement meetings as well as in-service training opportunities 
• May provide clinical supervision to unlicensed behavioral health clinicians and master’s degree students as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• Voluntary Accident, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance 
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with Available Company Match 
• Organization Paid Standard Life Insurance 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) 
• Wellness Programs Such as Cooking, Zumba, Yoga, and Gardening 
• Personal and Professional Development Seminars 
• Loan Assistance program with NHSC

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees