Behavioral Health Consultant

Come join our progressive team and make a difference in the lives of others!

Adapt Integrated Health Care is offering a $5,000 Signing Bonus and up to $1,500 for Relocation Assistance for a Behavioral Health Consultant to join our multidisciplinary team in Primary Care!

As a Primary Care BHC, you will promote a strong belief in Adapt Integrated Health Care’s philosophy, purpose, and ideals. Thorough understanding of individual/family/social problems found in mental health and chemical abusing or dependent clients and their families; ability to establish therapeutic relationship with clients; working understanding of individual and group counseling; excellent written and verbal communication skills; demonstrate mastery skills on Dimensions for Counselor Competencies (skillful in complex clinical situations; able to design services; knowledgeable about issues relating research to practice).

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related behavioral health field required.
• LCSW, LPC, or Ph.D. with extensive experience working as a counselor in a social service field required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Works as a member of the primary care team, to screen, assess, evaluate level of care, diagnose behavioral health issues, including   physical health, mental health, and substance use diagnoses. 
• Provide brief intervention or referral to specialty mental health and SUD services. 
• Provide crisis counseling.
• Ability to work effectively with dually diagnosed patients, using both individual and family/group interventions. 
• Developed skills utilizing theoretical approaches known to be effective in working with a broad spectrum of presenting concerns, including physical health concerns, substance use disorder, and mental health issues  such as depression, ADHD, PTSD, and anxiety disorders.
• Facilitate groups using education, discussion, and group process.  Focus on emotional/social/family issues relevant to patients with mental health and/or chemical abuse/addiction problems.
• Documentation according to agency policy.
• Initiate and respond to necessary correspondence relevant to each patient, including consultation and treatment planning with primary care providers. 
• Work within a multidisciplinary team that may include primary care providers and staff, other BHCs, case managers, and a psychiatric prescriber.
• Staff cases bi-weekly with supervision group, supervisor and/or peers. 
• Provide supervision to trainees and those seeking individual licensure as needed. 
• Respond to QIC feedback as required.
• Adhere to agency policies and protocols, including Ethics Statement.
• Attend staff meetings and in-services as scheduled.
• Perform as positive role model within agency and community.  
• Facilitate optimum teamwork with peers and demonstrate positive working relationship with community partners.
• Promote a Culture of Safety; reporting hazards, errors, and potential patient safety issues