Behavioral Health Consultant

Job Summary:

Provide clinical behavioral health services in a manner that upholds the health center’s mission and quality standards and results in better patient health outcomes and overall satisfaction, and stronger operational and fiscal capacity of the health center.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represent the clinic to the community in a consistently positive and effective manner.
• Individual, couples, and/ or family consultation with patients, including: 
• Functional and strength-based assessment and diagnosis
• Psychoeducation for patients and their support systems
• Medication adherence counseling and disease 
• self-management counseling
• Motivational Interviewing to develop behavioral strategies aimed at symptom reduction
• Brief problem solving cognitive intervention aimed at modifying negative thinking and promoting self-efficacy
• Self-Care Plan development and skills training to facilitate disease self-management, improved coping, distress tolerance, stress reduction, and relaxation
• Consultation with PCPs to enhance understanding of the patient, provide decision support for treatment planning and assist in the implementation and monitoring of biopsychosocial treatment plans.
• Coordination of Care – Provide consultation to and coordinate care of patients with health center primary care staff. Identify, refer, and advocate for patients needing specialty behavioral health service, and other services as needed. 
• Crisis Intervention – Be available to the health center staff during working hours in the event of a psychiatric emergency. Participate as a member of the health center staff in the event of any other king of emergency. 
• Charting – Complete all charting as needed and required by contacted funding sources: including assessments, progress notes, and billing. 

Other Duties:

• Assist in provider training and education in integrated behavioral health-primary care model
• Participate in behavioral health quality improvement activities
• Participate in local behavior health trainings and conferences as assigned

Skills:

• Ability to interact with patients and/or family members at a level of their understanding.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Thorough and organized
• Able to manage multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Knowledgeable in motivational interviewing.
• Competency in providing cognitive and behavioral interventions to individuals, families, couples, and groups with behavioral health/ substance abuse problems in a primary care AND school setting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with primary care staff, patients and other behavioral health clinicians.

Physical Demands:

Physical Abilities

Stand Frequently

Walk Frequently

Sit Constant 

Handling/Fingering Frequently

Reach Outward Occasionally

Reach above Shoulder Occasionally

Climb Not Applicable

Crawl Not Applicable

Bend Occasionally

Push Pull:

12 lbs or less Occasionally

13-25 lbs Not Applicable

26-40 lbs Not Applicable

41-100 lbs Not Applicable

Lift Carry:

10 lbs or less Occasionally 

11-20 lbs Not Applicable

21-50 lbs Not Applicable

51-100 lbs Not Applicable

Over 100 lbs Not Applicable