Novus Health Inc
The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) works as a member of an integrated primary care team to provide behavioral health consultation, short-term interventions and outpatient counseling within a primary care setting. The BHS shares responsibility for ensuring adequate coverage for crisis intervention/triage within the clinic and serves as a consultant for the primary care team in identifying, assessing, and making recommendations in the treatment of a variety of behavioral health and substance use disorders. Functions include engagement and rapport building, screening and assessment, treatment planning, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, and interdisciplinary coordination.
Essential Job Functions:
Patient Services
- Provide behavioral health treatment to adult patients within primary care setting for a variety of chronic medical and/or mental health/substance abuse conditions.
- Conduct psychosocial evaluations, screenings, and triage assessments. Will use brief assessments routinely (PHQ-9, GAD-7, C-SSRS, etc.).
- Provide consultation to primary care staff/patients, including brief assessments and/or interventions during medical visits; Determine level of care based on needs and complexity.
- Develop/maintain a working knowledge of resources within the community for appropriate referrals; Refer complex, longer-term cases when appropriate.
- Provide crisis assessment and triage as needed.
- Work with patients and providers to identify manageable treatment goals and create collaborative care plan; monitor care plan compliance/progress.
- Consult and collaborate regularly with healthcare team to provide coordinated care, review care plan, participate in bi-weekly Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
- Plan and provide behavioral health/psychoeducational groups as appropriate for patients and community.
- Coordinate/conduct behavioral health in-service trainings for clinical team and other staff as appropriate.
General Duties
- Maintain awareness of federal, state, and county laws and regulations, local requirements and policy impacting funding and service delivery.
- Complete documentation of services in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintain patient confidentiality, follow clinic protocols and adhere to all applicable ethical and legal standards of service delivery.
- Participate in staff meetings and other meetings as assigned.
- Exhibit excellent working relations with patients, visitors and staff.
- Effectively communicate NOVUS Health’s mission.
- Maintain HIPAA compliance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school with a Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling.
- Licensed in Missouri as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
- 2-5 years of clinical experience.
- Experience in integrated care/primary care setting preferred.
- Proficient computer skills (i.e., Electronic Medical Record; Office 365 and Web-based applications).
- Access to reliable transportation.
Benefits:
- 100% company paid health benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flex spending account (FSA)
- Optional pet insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Non-elect retirement funds
- Optional legal coverage and identity protection
- Life insurance
- Accidental insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability
- Career advancement
- Educational support
To apply please go here: https://novus.prismhr-hire.com/job/831850/lcsw-lpc-behavioral-health-specialist