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The behavioral health consultant (BHC) program provides a collaborative framework for an integrated team-based process in the outpatient primary or specialty care clinics. BHC provides brief behavioral health interventions for patients with chronic illness whos emotional and/or behavioral issues negatively impact their disease management. The BHCs role is to support the ongoing behavioral health interventions of the primary care provider and the focus is to resolve problems within the primary care service context. The referring primary care provider, at all times, remains the overall care manager.

This position will provide screening, triage, case management, and clinical intervention services to individuals who are receiving care in the primary or specialty care clinics. BHC will provide consultation and assist providers on the management of behavioral concerns in primary care and assist in the triaging and managing of emergent referrals.

Essential Job Functions:

• Service as a core member of the health care team within primary care.
• Primary job function is to provide brief clinical intervention to a caseload of primary or specialty care patients per established standards and guidelines. Functions include engagement and relationship building, assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, interdisciplinary coordination, and monitoring referrals. Secondary function is to assists with resource location and advocating for benefits.
• Provide brief intervention therapy for clients who are not in need of longer-term mental health services or who present in the primary care environment who require more immediate attention. Interventions include motivational enhancement counseling, adjustment to illness, treatment adherence issues, behavior modifications, stress management and psycho-education.
• Provide mental health triage for clients referred by other providers in the primary care setting and provide crisis intervention for clients with more emergent behavioral health needs.
• Effectively collaborate with health care providers and case managers within Clearwater Valley and/or St. Marys and the larger community to meet the needs of mutual clients, including coordinating interdisciplinary case conferences.
• Assist patients with transportation issues that impact treatment adherence. Appropriately refer clients to community resources and consistently monitor the outcomes of said referrals.
• Complete documentation of services in a legible manner in accordance with established formats.
• Collaborate with other Clearwater Valley and/or St. Marys departments, i.e., Case Managers, Visiting Nurse Service, Respiratory Therapy etc., to ensure continuity of care and a seamless transition back to primary or specialty care.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information at all times. Follows HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related Behavior Health; preferred
• Bachelor\'s Degree, minimum
• 3-5 years previous relevant experience working in a mental health facility or practice is strongly preferred.
• Licensed as an LCSW, LCPC, LMSW, LSW, BSW or PhD Psychologist.

Joint position, Full time, 30-40 hours per week, schedule TBD

CVH is EOE