Behavioral Health Consultant, (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT) 1.0 FTE - High Point

Neighborcare Health Career•Seattle, WA

3d•$51 - $63

About The Position

The primary care Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) provides behavioral health services within a multidisciplinary primary care medical team. The BHC works with the other health care providers at their clinic to identify and manage patients with mental health, substance use, and health behavior concerns. Activities include the provision of evidence-based behavioral interventions, real-time consultation with providers, and brief behavioral health assessments. The BHC works in partnership with other team members to increase patient access to behavioral health and substance abuse services and achieve Neighborcare’s Mission, Guiding Principles and Goals.

Requirements

Actively promotes team-based care within multidisciplinary medical teams including comfort in communicating with medical colleagues about clinical care
Demonstrates skill in assessing and intervening on patients with complex presentations, including those with comorbid medical and psychiatric symptoms
Ability to utilize brief behavioral health assessments to form diagnostic impressions and develop initial care plans.
Ability to provide evidence-based treatments for behavioral health concerns in a brief format (e.g., 30-minute sessions and shorter courses of therapy)
Demonstrates good knowledge of substance use disorders and ability to provide brief screening and evidence-based behavioral interventions for them
Demonstrates experience in or willingness to become proficient in the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model of managing substance use disorders
Demonstrates a working knowledge of psycho-pharmacology.
Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with persons of varied racial, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds as well as individuals with disabilities
Ability to utilize interpretation services to provide care to non-English speaking patients.
Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with patients, families, co-workers, and community resources
A graduate degree in a clinical mental health field and a full, active, and unrestricted mental health license in Washington State and are able to independently bill for services. License types accepted are Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

Nice To Haves

2+ years of relevant experience providing behavioral health care in a team-based medical setting.

Responsibilities

Provide brief behavioral health assessment and intervention services for patients across the lifespan (children, adolescents, and adults) who present with a broad range of psychopathology, substance misuse, and health compromising behaviors contributing to chronic medical conditions.
Provide services in a manner consistent with the Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultant Model of integration, including same day access, team-based care, and a flexible, population-based approach to care and provide screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT).
Maintain a balance in daily schedule of same-day access to BH services, and a caseload of scheduled follow-up patients.
Support PCPs and consulting psychiatric providers with regard to psychiatric medications, including basic patient education and helping to monitor adherence, side effects and effectiveness
Facilitate time-limited behavioral therapy groups, including psycho-education and skill-building.
Maintain patient electronic medical charts in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures, including appropriate use of Disclosure/Consent forms, documentation completed within 72 hours of visit, and accurate use of CPT coding
Coordinate care with staff at community mental health centers to facilitate exchange of information on services and shared patients.
Work with clinic reception and other support staff to maximize patient access to behavioral health services
Perform other duties as assigned.