Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician - Primary Care in PORTLAND, Oregon at Legacy Health

Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician - Primary Care
US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 26-47871
Type: Regular Full-Time
Good Samaritan Medical Ctr campus

Overview

The Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) works in a consultative and collaborative role as an integral member of the primary care team. They provide behavioral health interventions to primary care patients with the goal of improving overall health of patients.

The BHC helps address a broad spectrum of behavioral health needs in the primary care patient population. Their goal is to aid in early identification and provide problem focused interventions that promote wellness and relieve symptoms. Behavioral issues that are addressed may be related to physical or mental health conditions. They provide assessment, management and triage of psychological and social problems in the clinic patient population.

This position requires advanced level skill in delivering evidence-based interventions targeted to improve overall health for patients with a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. The work includes the BHC meeting with patients individually for an assessment and then providing recommendations to the primary care team to enhance the patient's care plan. When indicated, the BHC may also work with patients for several subsequent sessions to provide on-going skills training and coaching to improve health and functioning. The BHC also supports helping patients, who require services not provided in the LMG clinic, to make a smooth transition to care with community partners.

Responsibilities

• Works as a member of the clinical team providing integrated care to individuals and their families to address one or more of the following: mental illness, substance use disorders, health behaviors that contribute to chronic illness, life stressors and crises, developmental risk/conditions, stress-related physical symptoms, preventive care, and ineffective patterns of health care utilization within the LMG clinics.
• The BHC is an integral member of the primary care team whose role is to help address a broad spectrum of behavioral health needs in the primary care patient population.
• Their goal is to aid in early identification and provide problem focused brief interventions that promote remission of symptoms, wellness and long-term prevention for as many patients as possible.
• This position requires advanced level skill in delivering evidence-based interventions targeted to improve overall health for patients with a variety of emotional and behavioral conditions as well as challenging health behaviors.

Qualifications

Education:

• Doctor of Psychology (PhD or PsyD), Master of Social Work, Master in Professional Counseling, Master of Family Therapy degree from a nationally accredited institution, fulfilling the requirements for licensure in the state of Oregon and/or Washington.

Experience:

• Minimum of two years of clinical experience or healthcare related field.

Skills:

• Ability to screen, diagnosis and treat for common mental health and substance use disorders.
• Able to utilize evidence based brief treatment skills including Cognitive-Behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and/or solution focused interventions.
• Provides treatment plan recommendations for patients regarding behavioral health strategies/interventions to the referring PCP.
• Promotes health behavior change through evaluation, brief intervention and education.
• Works with multidisciplinary team to help support the patient’s health.
• Coordinates with LMG providers and community partners when patient is in need of longitudinal mental health and/or substance use treatment.
• Demonstrated competencies in assessment and diagnosis of emotional, cognitive and behavioral disorders in child, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients (depending upon population served by specific position).
• Demonstrated competency in assessment cognitive and thinking distortions associated with, and/or exacerbating medical conditions.
• Experience using motivational interviewing, skills in conducting group and individual psycho/social education classes desirable.