Behavioral Health Provider - LCSW

The behavioral healthcare provider is a core member of the collaborative care
team, including the patient's medical provider and psychiatric consultant.  The
behavioral healthcare provider is responsible for supporting and coordinating
the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned caseload with the
patient's medical provider and consultant psychiatrist. The behavioral
healthcare provider meets with patients independently as a professional
therapist and serves as an advocate for holistic patient care.

Responsibilities

1. Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned
patient caseload.
1. Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse
disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.
2. Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse
disorders and the available treatment options.
3. Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical
providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and
effectiveness of treatment.
2. Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such
as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational
interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
1. Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in EHR so that
the information can be shared with the care team.
2. Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as
expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric
consultant which includes more intensive specialized mental health care
outside of the primary care clinic.
3. Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as
expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric
consultant which includes more intensive specialized mental health care
outside of the primary care clinic.
4. Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as
expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric
consultant which includes more intensive specialized mental health care
outside of the primary care clinic.
5. Develop and complete relapse prevention self-management plan with
patients who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be
discharged from the caseload.
3. Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or
telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or
complications.
1. Participate in regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation
with the psychiatric consultant and communicate resulting treatment
recommendations to the patient's medical provider. Case reviews may be
conducted by telephone, video or in person.
2. Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes using a registry. Document
in-person and telephone encounters.
4. Patient Records and Billing
1. Ensure accurate and timely billing for therapeutic services provided.

Qualifications

* 2 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with knowledge and
experience in mental health therapeutic processes and counseling techniques.
* Master of Social Work
* Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief
behavioral interventions for common mental health disorders (e. g.,
motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, behavioral activation).
* Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)