Behavioral Health Professional - Cherrybell - BH Services Therapist

El Rio Health • Tucson, AZ

90d

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) provides a range of services inclusive of primary care behavioral health, crisis management, mental health assessment, counseling services, and coordination of care to patients as part of the integrated health team at an El Rio Health location assigned by management. In this role the BHP coordinates behavioral health care with the primary care medical and behavioral health teams and promotes ongoing collaboration and cohesiveness between those teams to ensure delivery of whole health care to patients. BHPs facilitate seamless, unduplicated services with various departments within clinic settings related to primary care and behavioral health specialty care services. BHPs deliver a range of interventions consistent and appropriate to the clinic setting, model of care, and role assigned. Interventions may include brief health behavior focused primary care population-based consultations to psychotherapeutic approaches supportive of behavioral health specialty care. Depending upon the skills and qualifications of the BHP and the needs of the organization, additional services may include the clinical supervision of non-independently licensed providers toward independent licensure. The primary goal of the El Rio Health Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) is to support El Rio's Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a behavioral health field (i.e., social work, counseling, psychology).
• Three (3) years' post-graduate clinical experience in behavioral health, community health centers, primary care, or behavioral health settings.
• Arizona Licensed Behavioral Health Professional; current, valid and in good standing.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers.
• Level I fingerprint clearance card: current valid and in good standing or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.
• Reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday.
• Possess a valid driver's license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Five (5) years' working experience in community health centers, primary care, or behavioral health settings.
• Independently Licensed in the State of Arizona as a Behavioral Health Professional at the Independent level.
• Current Certification from the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners for Clinical Supervision.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.

Responsibilities

• Provides focused quality clinical services as appropriate to model of care, clinic setting, and patient's presenting health and behavioral concerns.
• Utilizes a variety of intervention and psychotherapeutic approaches with active development of behavioral change planning.
• Assesses patient's mental/behavioral health related conditions utilizing DSM, PHQ-9, and other relevant screening tools.
• Cultivates education and self-management skills to targeted populations with comorbid medical and mental health conditions.
• Promotes smooth interface between medicine and behavioral health care throughout the organization.
• Provides on-site crisis assessment, triage and intervention while coordinating with community based behavioral health organizations.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate electronic patient records while remaining in compliance with all HIPAA and Confidentiality policies.
• Develop patient treatment plans appropriate for services, clinic setting, model of care, and interventions delivered.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees