Behavioral Health Clinician LICSW - Family Practice

Job Description

Description

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Assistance may be available!

PeaceHealth is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician LICSW - Family Practice for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. Hourly compensation is $35.67 - $53.50, hiring rate dependent on qualifications and professional experience.

In addition to a competitive hourly wage, excellent benefits, PeaceHealth offers a supportive and inclusive work environment with an emphasis on life balance.

Must be fully vaccinated or exempted for COVID-19 including 2 doses of a 2-dose series or 1 dose of a 1-dose series plus 14 days beyond the final dose prior to start date. PeaceHealth has a medical and religious exemption request process for those that are unable to receive the COVID-19 primary vaccine series due medical/religious reasons.

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Clinician is a core member of the collaborative care team providing integrated behavioral health services in primary care clinics. Working with the patient’s medical provider (PCP), a psychiatric consultant, and the larger primary care team, provides care coordination and brief treatment, supporting patients on an assigned patient caseload.

Participates in diagnosis and treatment planning; coordinating treatment; providing proactive follow-up of treatment response; alerting the PCP when the patient is not improving; facilitating communication with the psychiatric consultant regarding treatment changes; offering brief treatment using evidence-based techniques such as motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and problem-solving treatment.

PeaceHealth is using the University of Washington AIMS Center Collaborative Care integrated behavioral health model. (https://aims.uw.edu)

Details of the position

1. Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.
2. Evaluates and provides interventions to improve a patient’s cognitive, social, vocational, spiritual, and emotional functioning, utilizing natural and community supports when possible.
3. Provides urgent/crisis evaluations, interventions, and safety planning.
4. Together with consumer and natural supports, identifies key problems, strengths, and resources to be addressed in the treatment plan.
5. Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments as clinically indicated.
6. Participate in regularly scheduled consultation with the psychiatrist and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
   
7. Systematically track treatment response in a registry and monitor patients (in person, by video, or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
   
8. Support psychotropic medication management with supervision of psychiatrist as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
   
9. May provide clinical supervision to masters’ and bachelors’ level clinicians, LSWAIC candidates and MSW interns.
   
10. Performs other duties as assigned.

What you bring

• Masters’ degree in Social Work (MSW).
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Work License (LICSW) required.
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at date of hire.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in behavioral health setting.

For a full description of the position, or for questions, please contact Moussa Sangare at [email protected]

See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.