Behavioral Health Clinician I

The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center mission is to provide high quality,
culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and
Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm-workers
and to others with barriers to receiving health-care.

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Clinician works as a member of the primary care medical
team who assists the primary care (PCP) and dental teams in managing the overall
health of clients working in a primary care setting. They provide consultation
to clients and works with PCP to improve recognition, treatment, and management
of psychosocial/behavioral problems and conditions for clients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

·         Provides targeted evidence-based assessments and evaluations, which
may include brief neuropsychological screens, diagnostic interviews and
impressions and functional status focused on the presenting problem. This can
include assessing and justifying a complete DSM mental health diagnosis.

·         Provides brief solution focused empirically based interventions to
clients experiencing a myriad of bio-psychosocial problems.

·         Provides timely and succinct feedback to PCP's or dentists regarding
consultation findings and recommendations.

·         Available as needed for all medical and dental team members during
work hours for consultation and crisis support

·         Develops, teaches and/or provides oversight for classes that promote
education and skill-building to enhance psychological and physical health

·         Determines the appropriateness of the patient receiving services in
primary care.

·         Formulates evidence based behavioral health interventions appropriate
to the primary care setting and assists with implementation of treatment plans.

·         Provides concise documentation in electronic healthcare system of care
and recommendations in the patient's medical record within 24 hours of seeing
the patient.

·         Provides brief follow-up, including relapse-prevention education.

·         Provides consultation services (continuity consultation) for a sub-set
of patients who require on-going monitoring and follow-up (e. g.,
"high-utilizers," chronic pain, unmanaged diabetes etc.).

·         Shares knowledge with other team members and clients, both formally
(in-services, consult responses) and informally (curbside consultations).

·         Identifies patients who would benefit and are willing to receive
specialty mental health care, and makes referral to onsite- specialty options or
off-site, to programs or other community resources.

·         Will carry small caseload of mental health clients for on-going
specialty mental health services

·         Works as part of multi-disciplinary team in making recommendations for
clients who abuse, misuse or divert controlled substances.

·         Assist in registry management for patients with higher mental health
needs

·         Coordinate services with the psychiatric provider

·         Provides training and consultation to clinic staff regarding
prevention and management of disruptive behavior.

·         May be responsible for case management. Coordinate/collaborate with
physicians, staff, families, caregivers, etc. Maintain chart notes related to
external contracts, obtaining pertinent records from other treatment and
tracking client's involvement, follow-through and progress in varied treatment
activities.

·         Document and maintain client records to ensure compliance with agency
and contract guidelines and confidentiality.

·         Provide crisis intervention

·         Provide back-up for other staff when needed

·         Check messages within EHR throughout the day responding as appropriate

·         Provides appropriate resources and support linkage, culturally
appropriate advocacy and community collaboration and culturally appropriate
client evaluation and treatment.

·         May be required to participate in projects assisting with metrics
specific to population-based health.

·         Participate in a culture of feedback at the agency by eliciting
feedback to promote professional growth and assess work effectiveness.

·         Meets performance standards for productivity, documentation (including
progress notes, assessments, treatment plans and authorization requests)
proficiency in clinical model and evidence-based practices, quality of care
(including engagement and retention) and teamwork as defined in the Performance
Review

·         Participate in regular individual and team meetings with supervisor.
Attend informational and clinical meetings which may include all staff and team
meetings, consultation with other staff and required trainings.

·         Qualified licensed clinicians may be requested to provide licensure
supervision as part of their regular position in compliance with the rules of
their licensing board.

·         Will provide a varied mix of mental health services and health and
behavior interventions, depending on credentials and site.

·         May be responsible for case management. Coordinate/collaborate with
physicians, staff, families, caregivers, etc. Maintain chart notes related to
external contracts, obtaining pertinent records from other treatment and
tracking client's involvement, follow-through and progress in varied treatment
activities.

·         Document and maintain client records to ensure compliance with agency
and contract guidelines and confidentiality.

·         Provide crisis intervention.

·         Oversees Behavioral Health Associate duties which include, services to
clients and their families, e. g., institutional living, health, mental health
services, employment services, etc. Maintain awareness of community referral
resources.

·         Serve as back-up for other staff when needed.

·         Checks messages within EHR throughout the day responding as
appropriate.

·         Provides appropriate resources and support linkage, culturally
appropriate advocacy and community collaboration and culturally appropriate
client evaluation and treatment.

·         May be required to act as project lead on programs assisting with
metrics specific to population-based health

·         Requires ability to work some evenings.

·         Participate in a culture of feedback at the agency by eliciting
feedback to promote professional growth and assess work effectiveness

·         Meets performance standards for productivity, documentation (including
progress notes, assessments, treatment plans and authorization requests)
proficiency in clinical model and evidence-based practices, quality of care
(including engagement and retention) and teamwork as defined in the Performance
Review.

·         Participate in regular individual and team meetings with supervisor.
Attend informational and clinical meetings which may include all staff and team
meetings, consultation with other staff and required trainings.

·         Qualified licensed clinicians may be requested to provide licensure
supervision as part of their regular position in compliance with the rules of
their licensing board.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

·         Knowledge of methods of behavioral medicine and evidence-based
treatments for medical, mental and behavioral health conditions.

·         Knowledge of the problems and dynamics in treating medically
underserved populations.

·         Ability to manage and support team-based services.

·         Excellent oral and written communication skills.

·         Ability to work as a successful primary health care team member.

·         Creative and critical thinking skills with the ability to consider new
ideas that will lead to process and team improvements.

·         Time management skills with the ability to prioritize and schedule
daily activities for the most efficient use of time.

·         Problem solving skills with the ability to look for the root cause of
issues and implementable, workable solutions.

·         Interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced
environment with the ability to participate as an independent contributor with
little direct supervision or as an active team member depending on the
circumstance or need.

·         Knowledge and experience in working with computer systems and
electronic medical records.

·         Knowledge of learning and behavior change principles.

·         Demonstrated skills in motivational and health coaching, patient
advocacy, health promotion, disease prevention, patient education and resource
management.

·         Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred.

Education Experience and Training

·         Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or
Psychology from an accredited school required.

·         Licensed Psychologist or LCSW or LPC or LCSW preferred with training
in behaviorism, solution focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and
motivational enhancement. If unlicensed, applicant must be register with
respective board and work towards licensure. Virginia Garcia will provide
licensure supervision.

·         Fluency in Spanish and experience within the Latinx community is
preferred.

·         Demonstrated knowledge of community health, welfare, and social
agencies is required.

·         Basic Life Saving Skills (BLS) certification required.

·         Demonstrated ability to conduct an assessment including identifying
precipitating events, gathering histories of mental and physical health, alcohol
and other drug use, past mental health services, and criminal justice contacts,
assessing family, social and work relationships and conducting a mental status
examination, complete a DSM diagnosis; write and supervise the implementation of
an Individual Services and Support Plan and provide individual, family, and/or
group therapy within the scope of their training.

·         Knowledge of medications commonly used by the clien