Behavioral Health Coordinator, Psychiatry

University Hospitals • Cleveland, OH

93d

About The Position

The behavioral health coordinator is a core member of the collaborative care team. The behavioral health coordinator is responsible for supporting and coordinating the behavioral, mental, and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload with the patient's medical provider and, when appropriate, other internal and community behavior and/or mental health providers. The behavior health coordinator will provide short term counseling for patients and caregiver and offer parenting guidance/education for pediatric patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• 2+ years Experience in health care, behavioral health or medical setting (Required)
• Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common behavioral/mental health and/or substance use disorders (Required)
• Experience with evidence-based counseling techniques (Required)
• Experience with screening for common behavioral/mental health and/or substance use disorders (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Support the behavioral, mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload.
• Closely coordinate care with the patient’s medical provider and, when appropriate, other behavioral/mental health providers, schools, and community agencies.
• Screen and assess patients for common behavioral, mental health and substance use disorders.
• Facilitate patient/caregiver engagement and follow-up care.
• Provide caregiver and patient education about common behavioral, mental health and substance use disorders and the available treatment options.
• Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
• Support medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
• Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments as clinically indicated or based on caseload.
• Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant, developmental psychologist and/or medical team to communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
• Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes using a registry.
• Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in Epic and other required systems.
• Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric consultant.
• Facilitate referrals for patient and/or caregiver that are clinically indicated services outside of the organization.
• Develop and complete self-management plan with patients/caregivers who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be discharged from the caseload.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree