Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician

WELLSPACE HEALTH • Sacramento, CA

8d • $101,100 - $144,560 • Onsite

About The Position

The Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Clinician is an independent practitioner who is licensed or registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology (licensure preferred) who provides behavioral health services in a health care setting. The Clinician provides collaboration and consultation as an integrated member of the care team. The IBH Clinician provides brief, solution-focused interventions to address health behaviors, mental health symptoms, and psychoeducational needs. The clinician may also provide provide crisis interventions, team trainings, and other clinical services within their scope and experience. IBH Clinician contributes equally to the patient care teams through huddles, case consultation, patient advocacy, mental health education, and collaborative team meetings with medical staff.

Requirements

• Master's degree (or higher) in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology.
• Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology. Licensure preferred.
• Experience in a variety of assessments, treatment planning and counseling issues including chemical dependency, co-occurring disorders and traumatic experience required.
• Experience in crisis assessment required.
• Experience providing child, adolescent and/or adult counseling required.
• Knowledge and skill working with diverse populations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to abide by standards of professional ethics.
• Compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations as they pertain to position including HIPAA, sexual harassment, Mandated Reporting, Scope of Practice, OSHA, etc.
• Ability to understand and promote the mission, vision, and values of WellSpace Health both in the work place and in the community.
• Computer literacy including word processing, electronic health records, and e-mail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or education in Primary Care Behavioral Health preferred.
• Experience working in medical settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations, coaching, and brief solution-focused interventions to address chronic health conditions and/or support behavioral changes to improve outcomes of medical treatment plans.
• Assess and treat behavioral issues related to chronic health condition management (mental health, substance use disorder, Type 2 Diabetes, hypertension, etc.), in the context of medical care provision.
• Serve as a critical contributing member of integrated care teams with medical providers, medical assistants, other clinical support staff, and patients.
• Consult with and provide training to care team members to enhance communication skills, support a trauma-informed approach, and enhance cultural sensitivity and effectiveness in managing behavioral components of health conditions.
• Manage a daily schedule of both scheduled appointments and warm-handoffs
• Provide patients with self-management skills (e.g. relapse prevention) and tools to enhance their participation in their own treatment and recovery.
• Collect, develop, and distribute health and mental health improvement tools on an on-going basis.
• Identify high risk, high-needs patients for greater attention to whole-person care and health improvement planning, and refer to appropriate services.
• Perform risk assessment and crisis management, including evaluation and referral for patients who are suicidal, homicidal or experiencing intimate partner violence.
• Give timely feedback to medical provider regarding care plans, treatment recommendations, and progress.
• Attend and support regular collaborative team meetings to discuss both patient issues and team collaboration issues.
• May provide limited individual/group therapy as appropriate to support the goals of the Integrated Behavioral Health model in Primary Care.
• Document all patient interactions in the Electronic Health Record according to WellSpace Health policies and timelines.
• Maintain confidentiality according to HIPAA requirements for all patient communications.
• Make referrals to specialty mental health and other specialty services, within WellSpace Health or externally, as appropriate.
• Comply with all Mandated Reporter requirements and documentation.
• Provide ongoing education and consultation to WellSpace Health staff and management, and the greater community, on the role and benefits of Integrated Behavioral Health in the Primary Care setting.
• Make recommendations on outcomes and program evaluation.
• Assist with related data collection.
• Assist with related projects and initiatives.
• Assist with Utilization Review activities.
• Travel as assigned to other sites for meetings, consultations, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Regionally competitive salary
• Above average health benefits at reduced costs
• Company paid life insurance & long-term disability insurance
• Additional voluntary retirement plan with company match and no vesting schedule requirement
• Paid bereavement and jury duty leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Flexible Spending Program
• Company paid malpractice insurance for all providers
• Professional development hours offered annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level