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The Behavioral Health Therapist provides comprehensive behavioral health services to patients through clinical assessments, diagnosis, individualized treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions. Responsibilities include providing individual, family, couples, and group therapy; conducting crisis assessments and interventions; coordinating referrals and community resources; and supporting patients with behavioral, emotional, psychological, and psychosocial needs. This position works collaboratively within an integrated, multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote continuity of care and improve overall patient outcomes. The therapist may also serve as a Behavioral Health Consultant within the primary care setting, providing short-term behavioral health interventions and consultation to patients and healthcare providers. Additional responsibilities include maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, CMS, and insurance requirements, and providing education and consultation to patients, staff, and community partners while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Work cooperatively with MHHC’s providers and personnel to carry out the goals and objectives of MHHC, according to established policies and procedures.

Will treat others respectfully whether it is a patient, fellow employee, member of management, customer, vendor or visitor to our premises.
Complete comprehensive clinical assessments when appropriate to level of care.
Assess, diagnose, and evaluate clinical symptoms, developmental and personality disorders, severity of psychosocial stressors and global functioning and address medical conditions as they affect patients’ functioning.
Plan treatment based on the individual client’s needs and resources and on clinic and community resources.
Coordinate professionals involved in patient care to ensure interdisciplinary collaboration and continuity of services.
Provide comprehensive and current knowledge of community resources for supplementary treatment of clients and make referrals, which adequately and appropriately utilize these resources. Is available for consultation with other clinic staff regarding community resources.
Provide a continuum of short- and long-term individual, family, couples and/or group therapy based on individualized treatment plans.
Function as an integral part of an integrated, multidisciplinary team including primary care providers, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologist, community health workers and clinical nurses.
Maintain good communication and collaborative relationships with referring physicians and other staff and recommend additional referrals for patients as needed.
Work with collateral personnel as needed in the planning and delivery of services and case management.
Carry out ongoing record keeping and case review of all behavioral health documentation in compliance with CMS and other health insurance guidelines.
Provide assessment (by telephone, phone and/or in person) of dangerousness and immediacy of crisis situations.
Design and carry out appropriate interventions in crisis situations.
Offer in-service education programs and functions as a resource to the medical staff and the community as needed.
Participate in development and selection of patient education materials and services.
Perform the as needed role of Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC), as a part of the primary care treatment team, to provide short-term behavioral interventions to patients with medical and behavioral health problems.
Represent the Health Center and the Counseling Staff to the community at large in a professional and helpful manner.
Maintain pertinent patient information in the medical record.
Complete the necessary written information and data in a timely fashion.
Must comply with the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
Attend staff meetings as requested.
Perform related work as required.
Carry out all above-mentioned duties with the highest professional standards, including maintenance of patient confidentiality.

Experience Requirements

CRITICAL SKILLS/EXPERTISE:

Active State Licensure as LCSW or LPC.
Master’s Degree Social Work and documented clinical course work and field experience OR
Master’s Degree in a Counseling and documented clinical course work and field experience.
BLS – Basic Life Support

Benefits

Health insurance Dental Vision Retirement Paid time off

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