BHI Specialist (Hybrid)

Ennoble Care • Northern, VA, VA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ennoble Care is seeking an experienced, full-time BHI Specialist to support patients in and around Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Manassas, and Alexandria. The role is primarily remote and telephonic, with occasional travel to patients’ homes or facilities and some in-person visits. The BHI Specialist supports the mental and physical health care of an assigned patient caseload, coordinating with primary care providers and behavioral health consultants to monitor treatment, deliver brief evidence-based interventions, and connect patients with appropriate services.

Requirements

• Minimum of a BSW.
• Behavioral health experience and knowledge.
• Licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Comfort with both telephonic and in-person visits.

Nice To Haves

• Licensure or provisional licensure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned caseload.
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders, and facilitate engagement and follow-up care.
• Educate patients about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and available treatment options.
• Track treatment response and monitor patients in person or by telephone for changes in symptoms, side effects, or complications.
• Support psychotropic medication management by consulting with the behavioral health consultant and communicating with the assigned primary care provider.
• Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, and motivational interviewing.
• Provide or facilitate referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments when clinically indicated.
• Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultations, usually weekly, with the psychiatric consultant, and communicate resulting recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
• Track follow-up and clinical outcomes in a registry, document encounters, and use the system to identify and re-engage patients.
• Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in the EHR and other required systems for sharing with providers.
• Facilitate treatment-plan changes in consultation with the medical provider and psychiatric consultant when patients are not improving as expected or need more specialized care.
• Facilitate referrals to external services such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, specialty mental health care, and substance abuse treatment.
• Develop relapse-prevention self-management plans with patients who have achieved treatment goals and are nearing discharge from the caseload.
• Use Excel and Word and complete assessments and productivity trackers daily.
• Manage work effectively using calendars and the EMR system.
• Conduct both telephonic and in-person patient visits.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplementary benefits, including life insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, accident coverage, critical illness coverage, and hospital indemnity.
• Paid time off.
• Paid office holidays.
• Paid sick time.
• 401(k) with up to 3% company match.
• Referral program.
• Payactiv pay-on-demand.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time