Behavioral Health Consultant
Company: InterCare Community Health Network
Location: Pullman
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
Description:Starting Wages: LMSW: $73, 800 annually LLMSW:
$57,600 annually and LPC: $65,707 annually.Become part of a Migrant
and Community Health Center, where you will:
- Have a passionate purpose.
- Do worth while work.
- Make a difference in people's lives.InterCare is searching for
a Behavioral Health Consultant to join our team in Pullman! At
InterCare, you'll find a rewarding and challenging work environment
and a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes:
vacation/personal paid time off, sick time, 10 paid holidays,
tuition reimbursement program, medical, prescription, dental,
vision, life insurance, and short term and long term disability
insurance.At InterCare Community Health Network, we believe all
people have the right to equal access to quality health care.As
part of the patient-centered health model (PCMH) at InterCare
Community Health Network (ICHN), this position provides integrated
behavioral health services to patients currently receiving primary
care services. As a licensed clinician, the Behavioral Health
Consultant will work in an integrated team-based model of care
health consultation to improve patients' psychosocial functioning
and health.Description of Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide consultation and assistance to medical providers on the
management of behavioral health concerns in primary care and help
implement the team-determined treatment plan.
- Conduct brief screenings to evaluate the needs of adults,
adolescents, and children for behavioral health intervention, case
management, or ongoing mental health or addiction treatment.
Provide referrals for more intensive services where
appropriate.
- Provide short-term behavioral interventions to engage and
motivate clients to actively manage their care. Conduct follow-up
as appropriate based on assessment and treatment. Provide crisis
management for clients as needed; make linkages for interventions
as appropriate.
- Participate in ongoing training in behavioral health issues and
provide consultation and training to primary care clinic staff in
mental health and behavioral medicine topics including
communication skills, brief interventions, counseling skills,
medication use and misuse, substance abuse, wellness,
rehabilitation, recovery and self-sufficiency.
- Functions effectively in a brief focused delivery model with
integrated primary care teams.. Requirements:Professional and
Technical Knowledge
- Possesses a thorough understanding of the theory and practices
of behavioral health integration, typically acquired through
extensive practical experience in an integrated primary care
environment and advanced learning through a master's degree in
Social Work with LLMSW or LMSW licensure preferred or doctoral
level degree program.
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) consideration will be
given based on previous behavioral health treatment
experience.
- CAADC Certification preferred, or expected to apply for CADDC
development plan through MCBAP and obtain CAADC within years of
employment.
- Maintains a working knowledge of Joint Commission, PCMH, and
IHI care coordination and integration standards.
- Understands and consistently supports the uniform
implementation of InterCare's relevant clinical guidelines and
organizational policies and procedures in assigned areas.
- Focuses self and team members on functional outcomes for
patients that improve quality of life and reduce unnecessary or
inappropriate utilization of the health care system.Physical
DemandsJob duties are performed in the typical office environment
of the organization, which requires ordinary ambulatory skills
sufficient to visit other locations. The environmental factors
and/or physical requirements of this position include the
following:
- Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, frequently sit,
and lift up to 25 lbs.
- Requires good hand-eye coordination, reach with arms & hands,
and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and manipulate
(using keyboard, office equipment).
- Visual acuity to use keyboard, operate office equipment, and
read printed material and regularly required to talk and
hear.InterCare now requires all employees to have the COVID
vaccine. You may receive a vaccine at no cost at any of our clinic
locations.
Keywords: InterCare Community Health Network, Kalamazoo , Behavioral Health Consultant, Professions , Pullman, Michigan
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