LCSWLPC Behavioral Health Specialist PartTime

General Summary of Job Duties and Responsibilities : The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) works as a member of an integrated primary care team to provide behavioral health consultation, short-term interventions and outpatient counseling within a primary care setting. The BHS shares responsibility for ensuring adequate coverage for crisis intervention/triage within the clinic and serves as a consultant for the primary care team in identifying, assessing, and making recommendations in the treatment of a variety of behavioral health and substance use disorders. Functions include engagement and rapport building, screening and assessment, treatment planning, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Essential Job Functions:

Patient Services

• Provide behavioral health treatment to adult patients within primary care setting for a variety of chronic medical and/or mental health/substance abuse conditions.

• Conduct psychosocial evaluations, screenings, and triage assessments. Will use brief assessments routinely (PHQ-9, GAD-7, C-SSRS, etc.).

• Provide consultation to primary care staff/patients, including brief assessments and/or interventions during medical visits; Determine level of care based on needs and complexity.

• Develop/maintain a working knowledge of resources within the community for appropriate referrals; Refer complex, longer-term cases when appropriate.

• Provide crisis assessment and triage as needed.

• Work with patients and providers to identify manageable treatment goals and create collaborative care plan; monitor care plan compliance/progress.

• Consult and collaborate regularly with healthcare team to provide coordinated care, review care plan, participate in bi-weekly Interdisciplinary Team meetings.

• Plan and provide behavioral health/psychoeducational groups as appropriate for patients and community.

• Coordinate/conduct behavioral health in-service trainings for clinical team and other staff as appropriate.

General Duties

• Maintain awareness of federal, state, and county laws and regulations, local requirements and policy impacting funding and service delivery.
• Complete documentation of services in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain patient confidentiality, follow clinic protocols and adhere to all applicable ethical and legal standards of service delivery.
• Participate in staff meetings and other meetings as assigned.
• Exhibit excellent working relations with patients, visitors and staff.
• Effectively communicate NOVUS Health’s mission.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Graduate of an accredited school with a Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling.

• Licensed in Missouri as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

• 2-5 years of clinical experience.

• Experience in integrated care/primary care setting preferred.

• Proficient computer skills (i.e., Electronic Medical Record; Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access; and Web-based applications).

• Access to reliable transportation.