Collaborative Care Mental Health Clinician

University of Vermont Health Network•Waterbury, VT

3d•$36 - $54

About The Position

The Collaborative Care Mental Health Clinician (CCMHC) is an integral member and provider of a patient’s medical and mental health care team. This role is weighted toward direct clinical care with 90% of the interactions being face-to-face patient care. The role serves as the cornerstone of the team consisting of a patient, the patient’s primary care provider, and a psychiatric consultant. The CCMHC also contributes to the learning, growth, and service provision of the larger Collaborative Care Psychiatry team. We currently have a CCMHC opening at Central Vermont Medical Center covering Waterbury Family Medicine and Barre Adult Primary Care clinics. The CCMHC is responsible for providing triage, clinical assessment, direct diagnosis of mental health disorders in conjunction with DSM, ICD-10 and Collaborative Care and/or Psychotherapy codes, psychoeducation to patients and primary care providers, care coordination, case management, direct evidence-based psychotherapy, treatment plan formulation and updates, crisis coordination, and relapse prevention planning. The CCMHC meets regularly for case consultation with their partner psychiatric consultant and monitoring of a caseload of assigned patients. The CCMHC is responsible for oversight of a registry which serves as both a clinical tool (e.g. monitoring risk scores and patient outcomes) as well as a programmatic tool (e.g. monitoring service utilization and programmatic outcomes).

Requirements

Must have the necessary education (Master’s degree minimum) with Licensure in the State of Vermont, LCSW or LCMHC required.
At least 3 years direct clinical experience post-masters in a medical or mental health setting providing individual, family and/or group psychotherapy preferred.
Currently licensed in State of Vermont and/or State of New York as independent therapist depending on service area.

Nice To Haves

Experience with pediatric populations, families and adults
Training in acute crisis intervention
Training in suicide risk assessment and symptom reduction
Training and experience in CBT/DBT approach to mental health symptom reduction or alleviation
Additional clinical certifications and skills in specific clinical specialties are welcomed
Familiarity with psychotropic medications and their role in treatment
Experience with co-occurring disorders (including substance use disorder and medical complications)
Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team (including experience with integrated behavioral health care models including Collaborative Care).

Responsibilities

Providing triage
Clinical assessment
Direct diagnosis of mental health disorders in conjunction with DSM, ICD-10 and Collaborative Care and/or Psychotherapy codes
Psychoeducation to patients and primary care providers
Care coordination
Case management
Direct evidence-based psychotherapy
Treatment plan formulation and updates
Crisis coordination
Relapse prevention planning
Case consultation with psychiatric consultant
Monitoring of a caseload of assigned patients
Oversight of a registry