Behavioral Health Specialist

CVS Health•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•$60,522 - $129,615•Hybrid

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist at Oak Street Health provides care management services and evidence-based short-term psychotherapy to patients with behavioral health needs. This role serves as a key resource for Care Teams across a region of Oak Street Health primary clinics, coordinating and supporting behavioral healthcare in collaboration with Care Teams and a psychiatric consultant. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, making referrals to appropriate behavioral health resources and specialists, and providing short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments. The position offers a potential option for remote work days based on program metrics.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in the field of mental health counseling/healing arts required from an accredited school (Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, etc.)
Highest clinical level of license (or local equivalent)
Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
Familiarity with brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Problem Solving, Cognitive Behavioral, etc.)
US work authorization

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in providing brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Cognitive Behavioral)
Working knowledge of differential diagnoses of common mental health and/or substance use disorders
Proficient PC skills

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the primary care teams to identify appropriate patients to refer to the Oak Street Behavioral Health Program
Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders
Develop care plans and provide or facilitate referrals to Oak Street’s psychiatric consultant and/or external resources
Provide short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments
Coordinate care with Oak Street’s psychiatric consultant, including warm handoffs for telehealth visits and collaboration on care plans
Develop relationships with primary care teams and consistently communicate changes in behavioral health care plans
Accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters and counseling sessions in Oak Street’s electronic medical record
Participate in regional and organizational efforts to advance Oak Street’s Behavioral Health Program through workshops, feedback sessions, and surveys
Possibly covering multiple clinics, depending on the maturity and panel sizes of those clinics
Other duties, as assigned