Behavioral Health Specialist-Full Time (LCSW or LPC)

Pay Range for this position is $29.43-$44.15 DOE

Essential Functions and Basic Duties

Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Assists the physician and other care team members in understanding the significant psychosocial factors related to patient health problems.
• Provides services and conducts self in a manner consistent with the profession’s Code of Ethics.
• Completes documentation in a timely manner following MRH guidelines for provider staff.
• Participates in development of patient plan of care.
• Assists patient and family in using appropriate community resources.
• Assesses and provides therapy, counseling, intervention, and/or education to patient in a manner appropriate to patient circumstance in a culturally, linguistically, and age appropriate manner as indicated by mental health assessment and client treatment goals.
• Provides training for providers and staff on behavioral health topics as needed.
• Ability to collaboratively communicate with referring physicians.
• Positive and supportive towards team members, staff members, clinic, and hospital.
• Strives to ensure continual compliance with Departmental and Organization Policies and Procedures and State/Federal Regulations.
• Records, compiles, and prepares reports and summaries.
• Can identify & access system to report abuse to employee and/or patients.
• Attends required medical in-service training as needed.
• Ability to provide services for patients ages four (4) and older
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Organization-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates 100% commitment to performance in accordance with the CHOICE values of MRH and representing the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Establishes and maintains effective verbal and written communication and good working relationships with all patients, staff, and vendors.
• Adheres to MRH attire/dress code per policies and procedures.
• Utilizes initiative; strives to maintain a steady level of productivity; self-motivated; and manages activity and time.
• Completes annual education, training, in-service, and licensure/certification requirements; and attends departmental and organizational staff meetings or reads meeting minutes-if excused from attendance.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time as scheduled; completes work within designated timeframes.
• Actively participates in departmental and organizational performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Strives to uphold regulatory requirements to ensure continual compliance with departmental, hospital, state, and federal regulations and policies.
• Follows policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and risk management to ensure a safe environment for patients, the public, and staff.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age (21 for driving positions with a valid driver’s license).
• Must be able to legally work in the United States.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and breath alcohol test (if applicable).
• Must complete employee health requirements.

Required Education/Licensure/Certification

• Unencumbered Colorado Clinical Social Worker License (LCSW) or Unencumbered Licensed Professional
• Counselor License (LPC), required.
• Current BLS certification (or must be obtained within 90 days).

Experience

• Up to one (1) year experience with patients in a clinic setting, preferred.