Integrated Health Therapist | Acute Care - Sioux Falls Evenings and Weekends PT

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

145d • $31 - $46

About The Position

The Integrated Health Therapist (IHT) serves patients as an integral member of a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) or Primary Care Clinic (PCC) and is dedicated to helping patients get well and stay well within an inter-professional environment. The IHT is an important resource for patients and team members for issues related to mental and behavioral health, chemical health, and psychosocial aspects of health and disease, and lifestyle management to support optimal patient functioning. The IHT has a solid understanding of human behavior; will be familiar with legal issues, ethical issues, insurance regulations and protocols for proper referral or application for various programs related to behavioral health. The incumbent must also be knowledgeable in medical care and emergency services and typical operations of ambulatory care centers. Must be comfortable providing coverage across all potential age populations and patients with co-morbid medical conditions. Commitment to an inter-professional environment and recognition of a bio-psychosocial conceptualization of patient health concerns is necessary. Must also possess skills that promote excellence in communication, flexibility, team-based care and decision making.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required; graduation from an accredited school preferred.
• License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice.
• In South Dakota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH), Certified Social Worker - Private or Independent Practice (CSW-PIP), Licensed Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral health services in a primary care clinic setting by providing diagnostic assessment, onsite crisis assessment and intervention.
• Determine need for ongoing care according to level of clinical ability, medical and psychosocial complexity.
• Be competent in multiple counseling modalities (ranging from very brief to long-term), making appropriate referrals, and providing educational services across the continuum of care.
• Follow up with referrals to specialty care and ensure those patients are receiving appropriate behavioral health management.
• Serve as the primary team consultant to promote understanding of the relationship between health and psychological/behavioral factors.
• Take active leadership in universal health screening for behavioral and chemical health conditions.
• Provide education and training to staff regarding management of behavioral emergency situations.
• Deliver empirically validated, short-term behavioral health care services (assessment, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment) to ambulatory primary care patients.
• Work closely with other PCMH or PCC team members to address psychosocial and cultural elements of health and disease.
• Assist the team in effectively managing populations of patients, tracking costs and quality associated with innovative integrated care models.
• Systemically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of behavioral health care and actively participate in quality improvement activities.
• Document in a responsible, accountable and ethical manner to promote safe, reliable patient centered care.
• Participate in a population health management approach to health care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree