Behavioral Health Consultant (Social Worker)

Oregon Health & Science University • Portland, OR

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) position is a behavioral health clinician who operates as a core member of the integrated care team within the Family Medicine at Richmond clinic. This position involves a high degree of clinical complexity and requires advanced-level generalist skill in delivering evidence-based interventions targeted to improve health and wellbeing for a large variety of patients across the lifespan. The BHC position serves as an advocate and champion for integrated behavioral health within the primary care setting. OHSU Family Medicine at Richmond is designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and cares for over 16,000 community members as a part of the community safety net. Some applicants may qualify to apply for student loan repayment due to FQHC designation. We are committed to providing an open and equitable recruitment process with the goal of recognizing diverse lived experience that will contribute to the success of the organization and goals of this position. We are deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity and welcome applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values and accountability to these values helps us better serve our diverse community.

Requirements

• A Master’s Social Work (MSW) required.
• Certificate of Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required for employees who practice clinical social work.
• Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies): Experience in behavioral health counseling, brief short-term therapy strategies, and case management.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity, equity and inclusion in the clinic and learning environment.
• Ability to contribute to the success of the organization through support of and seeking out diversified ideas and perspectives.
• -Demonstrated understanding of trauma informed and patient centered care.
• Ability to work independently utilizing critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Skill in developing and maintaining professional relationships quickly.
• Capacity to manage technology supportive of in-person and telehealth including but not limited to electronic health record, virtual meeting platforms, and pager.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of primary care behavioral health consultation, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, cognitive-behavioral counseling strategies and their application to population-based care for preventive and chronic care issues.
• Demonstrated ability to practice with minimal supervision using sound clinical judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Health care experience preferred.
• Training in Primary Care Behavioral Health
• Experience as a Behavioral Health Consultant in a Primary Care setting.
• Experience as a clinician in primary care or health care setting.
• Experience in clinical teaching as a field instructor with social work students
• Understanding of patient-centered medical home and trauma informed care principles.
• Interest and experience in program development, improvement, and assessment.
• Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Arabic, Korean

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care behavioral health interventions including proactive patient identification (scrubbing), brief interventions via same-day Warm Hand Offs, scheduled patient follow-ups, consultation to all care team members, assessments, and crisis intervention.
• Participate in behavioral health case management as part of multi-disciplinary team to address complex patient needs appropriately. This includes both short- and long-term involvement and a high level of coordination with internal and community-based resources.
• Maintains a professional presence for the clinic and actively engages with teams and stakeholders.
• Documents services appropriately in EHR in accordance with existing workflows to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains technology fluency in support of in-clinic and telehealth.
• Maintains accessibility via department standard means (phone, pager, email, etc)
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries as a part of the primary care team.
• Provide effective teaching to all clinic learners including medical residents and care team members regarding behavioral health issues, evidence-based interventions, primary care integration, and patient engagement/ communication strategies.
• Other Duties as Assigned

Benefits

• Healthcare Options - Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents, and $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Vacation- up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service
• Sick Leave- up to 96 hours per year
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
• Additional Programs including: Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees