Behavioral Health Provider - Float

Health Partners of Western Ohio•Toledo, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Health Partners of Western Ohio is seeking a Behavioral Health Provider to join their team. This is a full-time, on-site position that follows the assigned school district's school year and is paid year-round. The role involves delivering high-quality behavioral health services to patients across the lifespan within an integrated primary care team. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments and interventions, collaborating with medical providers, supporting population health initiatives, and ensuring timely access to behavioral health care. The provider will work with patients of all ages on concerns related to life stressors, chronic conditions, and behavioral health issues, utilizing various therapeutic approaches. The position also involves educating the primary care team, building collaborative relationships, facilitating referrals, providing crisis intervention, and maintaining accurate electronic health records.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in a Behavioral Health field (Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work)
Licensed in the State of Ohio (LISW, LISW-S, LPCC, or LPCC-S)
Computer literacy and experience is required.
Ability to work as a team member.
Ability to work with a culturally diverse group of people.
Must be willing to work flexible hours as required by position.

Nice To Haves

Eligible to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program after 1 year of service
Eligible to Apply for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment

Responsibilities

Provides quality clinical consultation addressing patient psycho-social concerns in collaboration with the integrated primary care team.
Conducts assessment and interventions for patients of all ages regarding psycho-social concerns that may be related to life stressors, acute and/or chronic medical/mental health conditions, motivational barriers to healthy lifestyle, and/or other identifiable behavioral health concerns, while making appropriate recommendations to medical providers and patients.
Provides brief, health and behavior focused assessments and interventions with active development of behavioral change planning that can improve psychosocial functioning and impact patient's bio-medical health outcomes.
Assesses patient's mental health related conditions utilizing DSM V, SBIRT and other relevant screening and diagnostic tools for the purposes of integrated primary care treatment planning and referrals to community based specialized mental health providers.
Cultivates education and self-management skills to targeted populations with comorbid medical and mental health conditions, chronic medical disease, behavioral health concerns, and other health related conditions that impact biopsychosocial health and functioning.
Utilizes a variety of intervention approaches which may include but not be limited to the following: Motivational Interviewing, Solution focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and acceptance strategies, psycho-education, and other therapeutic approaches applied within the integrated primary care behavioral health consultation model.
Provides education to the primary care team regarding the latest information and knowledge pertaining to integrated behavioral health assessment and intervention, related behavioral health conditions, and safety and risk assessment, in order to improve patient care and assist with enhancing primary care utilization.
Establishes and builds collaborative relationships with medical providers through shadowing provider medical visits, familiarization with provider patient panels, provider-directed psychosocial screenings, integrated medical visits, screening patients prior to medical visits and other best practice methods helpful to promoting the integrated primary care model.
Promotes smooth interface between medicine and behavioral health care throughout the organization through collaborative relationship building, efficiency with patient flow and “warm hand-offs “, accessibility to medical providers, brief consultations with providers and staff, and adherence to scope of practice limitations given the population based approach.
Facilitates referrals to specialized mental health providers and psychiatric services as needed; will provide on-site crisis assessment, triage and intervention while coordinating with community based mental health organizations, local hospitals, and public safety officials.
Provides patient visits via Telemedicine/Telehealth.
Responsible for maintaining accurate electronic patient records while remaining in compliance with all HIPAA and Confidentiality policies and procedures.
Maintain patient charts and records according to established Electronic Health Records guidelines and procedures for integrated behavioral health consultation model of care.
Protecting and maintaining the confidentiality of patient records and information, proprietary information, and personnel information.
Completing all clinical documentation clearly, thoroughly, accurately and within timeframes specified by HPWO policies and procedures and regulatory authority.
Develops treatment plans appropriate for primary care behavioral health patients identifying reasonable, attainable goals and objectives.
Present treatment options and working with the patient to determine applicable goals, objectives and timelines.
Provide guidance to the patient to ensure treatment modes and duration of treatment are appropriate for success.
Attends applicable provider meetings and participate in on-going training activities as needed.
Participates in in-service/education regarding Quality Improvement.
Collaborates and co-manages the patient’s behavioral health care with consistent, expeditious feedback to collaborating providers.
Documents patient assessment/intervention data in health records using established electronic health record documentation practices.
Provides patient education to individuals and groups about health maintenance and management of chronic disease processes and mental health conditions.
Communicates facts, ideas, and skills that change knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of individuals and families.
Establishes an interpersonal relationship with individuals or families intended to increase or enhance their capacity for self-care and coping.
Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate teamwork, improve patient care processes and outcomes.
Demonstrates communication skills that are clear, effective, facilitate patient care and team functioning, and is respectful of differences.
Maintains professional competence by pursuing opportunities for continuous learning, attending continuing education offerings, reading professional literature, and engaging in other activities, which develop new knowledge and skills.
Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, personnel, behavioral health, medical and clerical policies and procedures.
Adheres to the standards and policies of the Organizational Privacy/Security and (HIPPA, OSHA, OIG, guidelines, and other State and Federal laws).
Performs other duties as assigned.