Behavioral Health Consultant - Full-time

Children's Hospital and Health System•Milwaukee, WI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect. We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family. Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin. Foster Care Treatment Foster Care Adoption Respite Care Child Advocacy Centers Family Case Management Family Finding We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ This is a full-time position located at Sojourner Family Peace Center. Job Summary Provides behavioral health services to patients and families who have acute chronic mental and behavioral health needs within their respective care setting. Using a Team Based Care Model, works as a core member of a multi-disciplinary integrated care team, which may include medical providers, social work, nurses, psychiatrists, and community partners among others. Typical activities may revolve around chronic health condition management, anticipatory guidance, early intervention for trauma and mental health concerns, and routine behavioral health screening. Provides mental health risk assessment and treatment, evidence-based therapy, safety planning, and medical provider and team consultation.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage & Family Counseling or related field from an accredited program, plus 3000 hours post Master’s experience required or Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.) or PsyD from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited program. required
2+ years post-licensure experience required or Licensed providers with 2 years of supervised experience working with children and families while obtaining 3,000 hours may be considered in lieu of 2 years-post licensure requirement. required
Clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds required
Understands the pediatric developmental stages and the impact of trauma on development.
Flexible to ambiguity and unpredictability of patient presentations/needs.
Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development over the life span
Demonstrated ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the appropriate information needed to provide the care needed.
Need to have one of the following : License LPC-Professional Counselor (125) - State of Wisconsin License MFT-Marriage Family Therapy (124) - State of Wisconsin License Psychologist (57) - State of Wisconsin License Social Worker Clinical (123) - State of Wisconsin

Nice To Haves

2+ years experience in a pediatric mental health or medical setting, including integrated health or crisis response preferred
Certification and/or experience in one or more evidence-based/informed therapeutic practices preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides care appropriate to the age and presenting concerns of the patients served.
Meets a large variety of unique needs presenting in the clinical setting by conducting mental and behavioral health screenings, risk assessments, and evaluations to determine need for further diagnostic assessment, behavioral health services, and safety planning.
Provides evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions and goal-directed therapy to patients and families, and consultation to providers in the clinical setting.
Provides consultative and educational support to the care team and the multi-disciplinary partners regarding interventions, diagnoses, and treatment; participates in the creation of an integrated, individualized plan of care; increases the care team’s knowledge of the BHC’s role and services and community-based behavioral health services and programs.
Arranges for higher levels of care when indicated; makes referrals for individual, group and family therapy when longer-term care is required.
May provide group therapy and/or caregiver support groups as requested by team or leader.
Tracks program data; maintains up to date documentation in the electronic medical record; meets department benchmarks for productivity; complies with all billing and coding practices.
Provides culturally responsive care to a diverse population and evolves the practice to meet the changing needs of patients, families, the community, and the care setting.
May develop or update educational materials that are culturally and developmentally appropriate.
Coordinates with schools and community partners for continuity of care.
May lead projects or project components or have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.
Acts as a resource for learners and colleagues with less experience.
May onboard and train new BHCs and learners.