Behavioral Health Provider LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), or LMFT(A).

$2,500.00 Sign-on Bonus for Fully Licensed Providers

Overview

We are looking for a Behavioral Health Provider (LCSW or LCMHC) to join our family.

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Behavioral Health, this person works as a part of a multidisciplinary primary care treatment team to facilitate the provision of holistic, whole-person healthcare for all Kintegra Health Pediatric patients.

Provides behavioral health and substance abuse screening, brief intervention, education, and referral services for patients presenting in Kintegra Health primary care clinics.

Provides ongoing consultation and treatment planning support for primary care medical staff in their work with pediatric patients with psychosocial, behavioral health, chronic disease, behavior change, and/or substance use concerns.

Is knowledgeable of and adheres to all policies, professional practice standards, philosophies and requirements for professional clinical practice

Behavioral Health Provider (LCSW or LCMHC) Qualifications

Experience: Minimum two years’ experience in a public health setting

Certification(s): None

Education: Master’s Degree

Licensure

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Certification (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in good standing with the Social Work Certification and Licensure Board of North Carolina (or equivalent).

Behavioral Health Provider (LCSW or LCMHC) Key Responsibilities

1. Practice reflects adherence to professional Code of Ethics.

2. Provides evidence based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for patients with a variety of behavioral and chronic health conditions

3. Works cooperatively as an integral part of the primary healthcare team with the goal of improving patient care and increasing team efficiency.

4. Formulates and facilitates the implementation of behavioral health, substance abuse, and chronic disease management plans of care through use appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.

5. Assists primary care providers with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health, substance use, issues, chronic disease management

6. Engages in ongoing assessment and quality improvement strategies to assist in the implementation ongoing primary care/behavioral health integration strategies.

7. Provides consultative services to health care team members within the scope of care definitions and provides training to other health care professionals as needed.

8. Completes, in a timely manner, all required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services rendered, and organizational operations.

9. Engages in continuing education to maintain licensure and enhance professional competence relevant to medical and legal issues that impact patient care.

10. Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient

2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person

3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers

4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description

5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.