Behavioral Health Consultant
About The Position
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation is a community health center providing medical, pharmacy, dental, and behavioral health services to diverse underserved communities. It is a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home and Joint Commission-accredited organization committed to integrating and coordinating behavioral health and primary care. This position is located in the Marion and Hale County jails and provides behavioral health consultation to children, adolescents, adults, and families to improve psychosocial functioning. The consultant assesses and diagnoses behavioral health clients, develops treatment plans, evaluates crisis situations, and provides appropriate interventions. The role works with primary care and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care, identify at-risk patients, support chronic disease self-management, and provide assessment, consultation, and brief interventions for psychological or psychiatric concerns. The consultant also teaches patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment-enhancement techniques, and monitors the site’s behavioral health program to recommend service improvements.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling.
- Knowledge of word-processing software.
- Licensed in Alabama as an LMSW, LICSW, ALC, or LPC; alternatively, an unlicensed individual must work under the supervision of a LICSW, LPC, or PhD and be registered with the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners.
- Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions.
- Ability to work through brief patient contacts and make quick, accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.
- Comfort working at the pace of primary care and with an interdisciplinary team.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good knowledge of psychopharmacology.
- Ability to design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of selected chronic conditions.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients.
- Develop effective treatment plans and assist clients in achieving their goals.
- Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
- Participate in meetings supporting Cahaba’s integrated healthcare model and comprehensive client care.
- Help identify at-risk patients and develop plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
- Assist the primary care team in developing care-management processes, including guidelines, disease-management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve chronic disease self-management.
- Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological or psychiatric problems and disorders.
- Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment-enhancement techniques.
- Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identify problems related to patient services, and recommend improvements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
