Behavioral Health Consultant LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Licensed Psychologist
About The Position
TrueCare is seeking a Behavioral Health Consultant to join its mission-driven healthcare team serving patients and families, including underserved communities. The role is part of the primary care treatment team and involves identifying, triaging, and managing patients with medical and behavioral health problems. The consultant provides psychoeducation and patient education, develops behavioral and therapeutic treatment plans, supports primary care providers in recognizing and treating mental disorders and psychosocial problems, detects at-risk patients, and assesses the clinical status of patients referred by primary care providers.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Clinical Psychology, or a PhD/PsyD in Psychology from an accredited program.
- Current California licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Psychologist, as applicable.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association.
- Valid California driver’s license, proof of insurance, and a clean driving record.
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- Experience providing health psychology services for pediatric patients ages 0 to 18.
- General understanding of trauma-informed care approaches and therapies, Adverse Childhood Experiences and their impact on brain development, suicide prevention, and acute crisis assessment/intervention.
- Computer savvy with electronic health records.
Responsibilities
- Identify, triage, and manage primary care patients with medical and behavioral health problems.
- Provide skill training through psychoeducation and patient education strategies.
- Develop specific behavioral and therapeutic treatment plans for patients.
- Assist primary health care providers in recognizing and treating mental disorders and psychosocial problems.
- Detect at-risk patients.
- Assess the clinical status of patients referred by primary care providers.
Benefits
- Continuing education
- Competitive pay
- Generous paid time off
- Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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Job Type
Full-time
