Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

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JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE:

Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides consultation to primary care and behavioral health staff

around treatment options for patients with behavioral health disorders.

Also, Provides direct clinical services and staff supervision.

Works as part of the patient’s primary care treatment team and

provides support in managing the psychological aspects of the

patient’s care.

REPORTS TO:

Behavioral Health Director

FLSA STATUS:

Exempt

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend primary care treatment team meetings
• Support each primary care team with behavioral health perspective on patients
• Participate in daily staff ‘huddle’
• Provides integrated behavioral health consultation, brief therapy, and diagnostic evaluation
• Supervise other behavioral health staff (e.g. Community Health Workers), as may be required
• Participate in staff training around motivational interviewing, behavioral management of complex medical and psychologically impacted patients
• Complete comprehensive documentation for each patient visit in the patient’s health record
• Demonstrate a commitment to integrated health care by at least quarterly attendance at oral health department meetings

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Strong commitment to CHCFC Mission. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Ability to work with a diverse population and sensitivity to low-income populations.

Doctorate in clinical psychology or Master’s in Clinical Social Work

Current independent license in MA (e.g. Clinical/Counseling Psychologist, LICSW)

At least two years of health psychology experience

Bilingual/multilingual and bicultural/multicultural clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use the hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Able to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.

While performing the required duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent when traveling between Health Center locations where medical care is provided. This position performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.

This job description is subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the employee works. Performs other duties as assigned.