Mental Health Clinician- LCSW, LPC, LMFT or Psychologist (Hybrid Schedule)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

27d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Integrated Mental Health for General Internal Medicine, the Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Psychologist) will be responsible for providing brief, evidence-based psychotherapies and supportive counseling to a select primary care clinic population. Treatment will be provided both in-person (clinic) and telehealth (e.g. from home). The mental health clinician will provide short-term psychotherapy across the continuum of care, including\: identifying eligible patients based on defined criteria, providing psychosocial assessment, developing and executing treatment in alliance with patient’s goals, and ultimately ending care with a firm discharge plan in place. This role will additionally be responsible for providing crisis support to clinic patients identified as needing urgent behavioral health needs and ensuring they are provided with and/or connected to the next appropriate level of care. The mental health clinician will work in collaboration with the behavioral health team as well as the primary care clinic’s multidisciplinary team including the patient’s primary care provider and clinic leadership. This is an open-rank faculty recruitment at either the Instructor, Senior Instructor, or Assistant Professor level. Additionally, this position is eligible for a hybrid format of 1 day per week in clinic with in-person patients and 4 days per week remote with telehealth patients. Please be advised that this position is not eligible now or in the future for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
This is an open rank position and could be categorized as Instructor, Senior Instructor, or Assistant Professor based on experience and qualifications as indicated below:
Instructor
Psychologist
Doctorate degree from a program approved by the American Psychological Association or equivalent
Current Colorado License as a Psychologist
Three (3) years of professional clinical experience with adult populations
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Master’s degree in field relevant to licensure
Current Colorado License as an LCSW/LPC/LMFT
Three (3) years of professional clinical experience with adult populations
Senior Instructor
Psychologist
Doctorate degree from a program approved by the American Psychological Association or equivalent
Current Colorado License as a Psychologist
Seven (7) years of professional clinical experience with adult populations
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Master’s degree in field relevant to licensure
Current Colorado License as an LCSW/LPC/LMFT
Seven (7) years of professional clinical experience with adult populations
Assistant Professor
Psychologist
Doctorate degree from a program approved by the American Psychological Association or equivalent
Current Colorado License as a Psychologist
Three (3) years of professional clinical experience with adult populations
Currently holds or historically has held the rank of Assistant Professor
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Master’s degree in field relevant to licensure
Current Colorado License as an LCSW/LPC/LMFT
Three (3) years of professional clinical experience with adult populations
Currently holds or historically has held the rank of Assistant Professor
Knowledge of HIPAA rules and regulations, including limits of confidentiality.
Clinical knowledge and skills that demonstrate understanding of DSM V and allow for appropriate diagnosis and assessment.
Clinical skills which are well-rounded and encompass a variety of evidence-based modalities and theoretical orientations.
Knowledge of assessment, safety planning and appropriate follow-up with patients who pose imminent risk to self and/or others.
Some familiarity with psychiatric medications.
Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and be proficient in writing mental health evaluations, progress and discharge notes.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, multitask, and follow-up.
Skilled with word processing and developing spreadsheets using Microsoft Office such as Word, Access and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Four or more years of experience independently delivering mental health care in a clinical environment for adults
Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary care team.
Experience working with diverse populations including, but not limited to, complex medical conditions and social/economic issues, Medicaid and Medicare populations.
Experience with assessment, safety planning and placing M-1 holds for patient concerns related to harm to self, others, grave disability.
Experience with assessment and follow-through of patient concerns related to mandatory reporting requirements.
Experience working with an electronic medical record system (ex. Epic)

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with practice stakeholders to deliver integrated mental health services in a primary care setting.
Provide short-term mental health treatment to targeted groups of patients; developing comprehensive initial assessments, treatment and discharge plans.
Refer patient to higher level of care (e.g. specialty treatment) -or community long term care - as appropriate.
Coordinate and revise treatment plan with input from interdisciplinary team and primary care provider.
Provide routine patient progress monitoring.
Support the management of patient referrals, including coordinating care for those patients not meeting criteria for clinic based mental health services.
Support clinic in developing community and campus referral sources as needed.
Work collaboratively with clinic staff to ensure efficient scheduling and placement of referrals.