BH - Behavioral Health Therapist I

Community Clinic•Takoma Park, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Therapist will provide effective culturally competent behavioral health assessments and therapy to individuals, families, and groups in a community-based, in-person, Primary Care setting, working in concert with an integrated primary care team and promoting integrated behavioral health. As a member of the health center’s integrated care team the Behavioral Health Therapist will fulfill the following KEY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES towards the provision of patient-centered, coordinated patient care.

Requirements

Must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or LCSW-C), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC), or Licensed Psychologist
Minimum 2 years providing therapy to children, teens, and adults with mental health needs.
Excellent team-based communication skills with the primary care team, supervisors, and other CCI staff.
Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and process work to completion.
Ability to develop therapeutic rapport and engage patients in treatment using clinical skills including motivational interviewing in a culturally-based manner.
Ability to provide crisis intervention services to patients, and ability to be flexible, use new ideas and operate in a fast-paced health environment

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual (Spanish, Amharic, Pashto) in reading, writing, and speaking, preferred
Experience in the use of interpreter services.
Prior experience collaborating with physicians and other health care providers, social service agencies, and/or education systems desired
Enthusiasm for innovation, data-driven decisions, and clinical and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

Maintain confidentiality of records relating to patients' treatment.
Provide mental health and substance abuse assessments
Provide Individual, Couples, and family short-term mental health treatment for adults, children, and teens using evidence-based interventions such as CBT, MI, trauma-informed care, and/or Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Conduct substance abuse screenings and brief counseling or referral for addictions treatment.
Develop and implement treatment plans based on patients’ expressed goals.
Complete and maintain client-related records in the EMR (ECW), daily.
Follow regulations for documentation and billing.
Collaborate and/or consult with other team members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
Coordinate clinical approaches with the medical team.
Refer patients or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
Manage patient crises as needed.
Modify treatment activities and documentation to comply with changes in patients’ status for accreditation or regulatory requirements.
Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, or supporting patients, as appropriate.
Monitor patients’ use of medications and encourage their collaboration with prescribers.
Learn about new developments in counseling and health by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
Coordinate or direct employee workshops, courses, or training about mental health and substance abuse screening and treatment.
Provide leadership in integrated care team collaboration.
Successfully meet productivity targets including group therapy or clinical supervision requirements
Develop cultural competence to work with a diverse population including refugees and asylees.
Provides office-based appointments.