BH Clinician Licensed - Beh Health Consult & Liaison

PeaceHealth • Springfield, OR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

PeaceHealth is hiring a full-time, 1.00 FTE evening Behavioral Health Clinician Licensed for the Crisis and Consult & Liaison Team at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon. This billable clinician role requires an active NPI for client billing purposes. The clinician provides timely behavioral health assessments to patients with acute psychiatric needs in the Emergency Department and inpatient medical units, conducts Mental Health Exams and risk assessments, and supports disposition planning, including psychiatric admission or referral to community-based services. The role addresses crises such as suicidal or homicidal ideation, recent suicide attempts, acute psychosis, substance use concerns, and emotional distress. The clinician collaborates with attending clinicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to address patient safety and treatment needs and provide patient-centered, trauma-informed care.

The position coordinates and oversees behavioral health consumers’ plans of care and service delivery across the continuum of illness, promotes effective use and monitoring of health care resources, and works with interdisciplinary teams toward optimal clinical outcomes. Services are provided to consumers with commercial insurance and Medicaid. The clinician may provide therapy, clinical leadership, crisis services, care coordination, and case management, while helping identify the appropriate and least restrictive level of behavioral health support.

The posted salary range is $42.06–$69.41; the hiring rate depends on factors including education, training, work experience, applicable collective bargaining agreement terms, and seniority. The position requires a current resume with the application. PeaceHealth states that it is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, including Vets and Disabled, in accordance with applicable laws.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• At least 3 years of experience in behavioral health.
• Experience diagnosing and treating patients with complex mental health conditions.
• Upon hire, an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist license, as applicable to the role and location.
• Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
• Active NPI for client billing purposes.
• QMHP eligibility required for the Oregon Network Crisis/Consult Liaison role.
• Interpersonal skills to obtain and interpret information appropriate to patients’ needs and age for assessment, treatment, and patient care.
• Proficiency with DSM-5 diagnoses and best-practice treatment interventions for a variety of behavioral health conditions.
• Ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and a patient- and family-centered work environment.
• Knowledge of and adherence to ethical guidelines for behavioral health clinical practice.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and electronic medical record documentation.
• Effective prioritization skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced emergency room and medical-floor setting with a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong diagnostic, evaluation, and crisis intervention skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing clinical supervision to bachelor’s- and master’s-level clinicians.
• CADC qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, group, and multi-family group therapy to patients with complex diagnostic presentations and treatment needs.
• Provide clinical leadership to teams of master’s- and bachelor’s-level clinicians and student interns.
• Assess, develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive plans of care through an interdisciplinary team process, in conjunction with the patient and their self-identified natural supports.
• Evaluate patients and provide interventions to improve cognitive, social, vocational, spiritual, and emotional functioning, using natural and community supports when possible.
• Provide urgent and crisis evaluations, interventions, and safety planning.
• Work with consumers and their natural supports to identify key problems, strengths, and resources to address in treatment plans.
• Coordinate care with other treatment agencies and outside support services; may provide case management, outreach, and engagement.
• Evaluate patients experiencing mental health crises and determine appropriate levels of care, including psychiatric hospitalization.
• Collaborate with attending clinicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to address patient safety and treatment needs.
• Promote effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources and work toward optimal clinical outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer base and matching contributions.
• Paid time off.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance, with additional buy-up coverage options.
• Tuition and continuing education reimbursement.
• Wellness benefits.
• Expanded EAP and mental health program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level