Behavioral Health Consultant

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to serve as part of the ambulatory treatment team providing direct behavioral health services to patients. Duties may include consultation, assessment, individual/family/group counseling/psychotherapy, education, prevention, medical exam room-based intervention, referral and service coordination with other community agencies and programs. Assist with program development and evaluation as directed. Perform other clinical, administrative, educational and/or research duties (commensurate with training and ethical scope of practice) as needed and directed.

Requirements

Master's Degree
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW); OR Licensed Professional Clinical Consultant (LPCC)
Generalist knowledge of a wide variety behavioral health conditions and evidence based treatment modalities to serve diverse groups of patients across the lifespan
Must be able to work in a team based integrated brief treatment model
Up to 3 years experience Professional Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Consultant
Independently licensed clinical social worker or Licensed Professional Clinical Consultant
Experienced in providing consultation, assessment and treatment of behavioral health problems for patients across the life span
Willing to work in a fast-paced team based practice

Nice To Haves

Familiar with evidence-based interventions such as motivational interviewing, problem focused therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
Familiar with community resources to address patient psychosocial and behavioral health needs.

Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health services including assessment and evidence-based treatment in an ambulatory care setting. To include clinical interview administration and scoring of standardized assessment tools, clinical diagnosis of BH conditions, psychotherapy/counseling and supporting documentation.
Assist patients in developing skills to facilitate disease self-management: improved coping, distress tolerance, stress reduction and relaxation, as indicated.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with the primary care provider, ambulatory practice team, behavioral health team members, patients and families.
Provide behavioral health education to staff, patients and families in individual and group settings.
Work collaboratively with community mental health providers and community support services to develop, provide and support a continuum of care for patients.
Provide referral, case management and follow up services for patients with behavioral health needs.
Engage patients, initiate referrals, address barriers to care and follow-up.
Provide accurate and timely documentation in Epic, Agility or other authorized electronic health records to support the identification and treatment of patient's psychosocial and/or behavioral health needs.
Provide assistance in capturing program evaluation and fidelity measures as directed.
Work collaboratively to assist in monitoring the behavioral health program and identifying areas for improvement.
Participate in meetings and quality improvement activities, continuing education, community education and serve as a member of committees, or related activities, as directed by supervisor.
May be asked to provide supervisory support to other team members which may include: professional guidance, assessment of supervisee's performance, approval of intervention and implementation plans. This would also include assumption of the responsibility for the welfare of the supervisee's clients.