Behavioral Health Therapist (Remote)

Mindoula Health•Vancouver, WA

2d•$75,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mindoula Health’s Collaborative Care Program (CCP) is expanding in Oregon to improve quality of life for patients with behavioral health challenges and chronic medical conditions by embedding behavioral health into primary care. The Behavioral Health Integration Clinician is a central member of a collaborative care team that includes the patient’s medical provider and a psychiatric consultant. The clinician provides evidence-based patient support through individual assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and coordination of patients’ community, mental health, and physical health care across an assigned caseload. The position is described as hybrid, with many services delivered by telephone or video. The clinician must be located in the United States, and some travel to Oregon is required. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Pacific Time. High-speed home internet is required.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Rehabilitation, or another relevant field.
3–5+ years of experience in behavioral health intervention clinical work, case management, and/or community care coordination.
Experience working with various populations, including older adult Medicare populations with chronic medical and behavioral health challenges.
Active independent clinical license in Oregon. Eligible licenses include LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist.
Eligibility for enrollment in the state’s Medicaid and Medicare programs.
Proficiency with electronic health records (EHR), scheduling systems, remote phone systems, and video systems.
High-speed home internet.
Must be located in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Current enrollment in the state’s Medicaid and Medicare programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

Screen and assess patients for mental health and substance use disorders; facilitate engagement, treatment planning, and follow-up care.
Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques, including behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, and motivational interviewing, as appropriate and supported by clinical technology software.
Support psychotropic medication management prescribed by medical providers by monitoring treatment adherence, side effects, and effectiveness.
Provide health behavior and social determinants of health interventions to improve functioning and medical outcomes.
Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients in person, by video, or by telephone for symptom changes and treatment side effects or complications.
Educate patients about common mental health and substance use disorders and available treatment options.
Provide or facilitate in-clinic or external referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments when clinically indicated.
Participate in regularly scheduled, usually weekly, caseload consultations with the psychiatric consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
Track patient follow-up and clinical outcomes in the EHR; document in-person, video, and telephone encounters and use established systems and workflows to identify and re-engage patients.
Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in the EHR and other required systems for sharing with medical providers, psychiatric consultants, and other treating providers.
In consultation with the medical provider and psychiatric consultant, facilitate treatment plan changes for patients not improving as expected who may need more intensive or specialized mental health care.
Participate in process improvement by identifying inefficiencies and contributing to opportunities for enhancement.
Attend meetings and conduct therapy primarily by video conference, with approximately monthly in-person clinic visits to connect with clinicians and administrators and support collaborative workflows.
Meet monthly performance metrics determined by the clinical manager and clinical director.