Behavioral Health Supervisor

Oregon Health & Science University•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Behavioral Health (BH) Supervisor position is a faculty role within the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) at OHSU. This position oversees behavioral health clinicians integrated across two Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) within Family Medicine. The Supervisor is part of the DFM BH Leadership Team and works with clinic-level leadership at the Richmond Clinic and East Portland Clinic regarding the BH service line, including service delivery, programming, and staffing. This role also provides direct patient care as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) within the integrated behavioral health care team at both Family Medicine FQHC locations, offering evidence-based interventions for a variety of patients. OHSU is committed to a diverse and inclusive recruitment process, valuing diverse lived experiences and perspectives.

Requirements

PhD/PsyD or MSW/LCSW or LPC/LMFT (Oregon License required)
Experience in behavioral health counseling, mental health assessment, substance use intervention, crisis intervention, case management.
Demonstrated understanding of therapeutic interventions within the primary care setting, including CBT, motivational interviewing, solution and person focused interventions, ACES and the impact on overall health outcomes and health seeking behaviors.
Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity, equity and inclusion in the clinic and learning environment.
Ability to contribute to the success of the organization through support of and seeking out diversified ideas and perspectives.
Demonstrated understanding of trauma informed and patient centered care medical home.
Ability to work independently utilizing critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills.
Skill in developing and maintaining professional relationships and navigating differing ideas about care strategies.
Capacity to manage technology supportive of in-person and telehealth including but not limited to electronic health record, virtual meeting platforms, and pager.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of primary care behavioral health consultation, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, counseling strategies, and their application to population-based care for preventive and chronic care issues.
Demonstrated ability to practice with minimal supervision using sound clinical judgment.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Behavioral Health Consultant in a Primary Care setting
Experience in educational setting with supervision of graduate students
Understanding of FQHC grants and reporting guidelines
Interest and experience in program development, improvement, and assessment
Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Arabic, Korean, ASL language skills

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient clinical services and documentation, including behavioral health interventions for anxiety, depression, behavior change needs, eating disorders, insomnia, substance use disorders, and other mental health conditions.
Utilize the primary care behavioral health model, including proactive patient identification, brief interventions, scheduled follow-ups, consultation to care team members, assessments, and crisis intervention with safety planning.
Participate in behavioral health case management as part of a multidisciplinary team to address complex patient needs, including short- and long-term mental health care and coordination with internal and community resources.
Maintain a professional presence for the clinic and actively engage with teams and stakeholders.
Document services appropriately in the EHR in accordance with existing workflows.
Maintain technology fluency in support of in-clinic and telehealth services.
Maintain accessibility via department standard means (phone, pager, email).
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries as a part of the primary care team.
Support clinical Behavioral Health Team staff across 2 FQHC clinics (Richmond and East Portland).
Work with the DFM BH Leadership team to provide guidance and a framework for integrated behavioral health service delivery.
Work with assigned clinics and clinic leadership to ensure adherence to service excellence, ethical, and compliance guidelines.
Ensure appropriate staffing levels at each clinic, including accuracy of position descriptions, screening applicants, organizing interviews, and onboarding new staff members.
Provide clinical support and direct supervision of all behavioral health staff across assigned Family Medicine Primary Care clinics (16 team members total).
Collaborate with and support clinic leadership teams to address complex personnel issues, training, onboarding, and delivery of appropriate clinical care.
Provide clinical supervision to pre-licensed BHCs in pursuit of licensure.
Identify and provide clinical consultation as needed to BH team members to ensure appropriate clinical care.
Work collaboratively with BH staff to identify supportive pathways for professional practice and growth.
Provide recurring, regularly scheduled leadership and support to BH Team Leads at 2 assigned FM clinics.
Maintain capacity and knowledge base for cross-coverage with DFM BH Leadership team members.
Provide effective teaching to learners including medical residents, fellows, Master of Social Work Students, and care team members regarding behavioral health issues, evidence-based interventions, primary care integration, and patient engagement/communication strategies.