LCSW or LPCC Behavioral Health Clinician - Primary Care

17 days ago
Albuquerque, New MexicoFull TimePrimary Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Presbyterian Healthcare Services as a Behavioral Health Clinician – Primary Care, Albuquerque in United States. Location Address: 5901 Harper Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87109-3587 Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Summary: The Behavioral Health Clinician will provide assessment and evidenced-based care to individuals, families, and groups in a variety of settings.

Key Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates the therapeutic core conditions of genuineness, empathy and positive regard when interacting with patients and significant others, according to generally accepted clinical practice.
  • Performs risk management documentation and follow

Requirements

  • Recommends program cost control measures to supervisor.
  • Participates in the internal Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process, such as peer review, audits, Joint Commission survey preparation, and implementation of clinical paths.
  • Selects and gives clinical supervision to Adjunctive Therapists and student interns to ensure these individuals practice appropriate behavior
  • based competencies for each of these positions.

Benefits & Compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Malpractice insurance covered.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Presbyterian Healthcare Services as a Behavioral Health Clinician – Primary Care, Albuquerque.

Key Skills

Behavioral health assessmentEvidence-based careCrisis interventionSubstance abuse treatmentPrimary care behavioral healthBrief psychotherapyCase managementClinical documentationRisk managementPatient educationIntegrated careTreatment planningDischarge planningQuality improvementClinical supervision
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This LCSW or LPCC Behavioral Health Clinician - Primary Care position at Presbyterian Healthcare Services includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Primary Care — Psychologist Career Context

This Primary Care position at Presbyterian Healthcare Services is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Behavioral health assessment, Evidence-based care, Crisis intervention, Substance abuse treatment, Primary care behavioral health, Brief psychotherapy, Case management, Clinical documentation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Primary Care role.

Core responsibilities: The clinician will provide assessment and evidence-based behavioral health care within an integrated primary care team. Responsibilities include managing patient behavioral health problems, performing counseling, and developing specific behavioral change plans.

Benefits package: Nationally Competitive Salary, Relocation Allowance, CME Allowance, Malpractice Insurance, Robust Wellness Program, Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, 403b Retirement Savings with Matching, Strongline Silent Alarm Badge. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Albuquerque, NM
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Nationally Competitive Salary
Relocation Allowance
CME Allowance
Malpractice Insurance
Robust Wellness Program
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
403b Retirement Savings with Matching
Strongline Silent Alarm Badge

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

17d ago