Collaborative Care Mental Health Clinician

The University Of Vermont Health Network•Elizabethtown, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Collaborative Care Mental Health Clinician (CCMHC) is an integral member of the Primary Care Mental Health Integration program. They are an embedded mental health profession within the primary care clinics. This hybrid role offers the opportunity for in-person, patient facing work as well as tele-health/remote work. 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 covering Elizabethtown Community Hospital's 6 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 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 New York, L CSW 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 population as well as 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
Meets regularly for case consultation with their partner psychiatric consultant and monitoring a caseload of assigned patients
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)