Behavioral Health Clinician - LCSW

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a BH Clinician LCSW - Pediatrics for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. Hourly compensation is $35.67 – $53.50; hiring rate dependent on qualifications, professional experience, and/or work location.

***Hiring Bonus and Relocation Assistance may be available!***

Must be fully vaccinated 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.

As a part of the strategic plan, PeaceHealth is striving to integrate Behavioral Health Clinicians (BHCs) into all of the primary care clinics. This includes the family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric clinics in Eugene, Springfield, Florence, and Cottage Grove, which are in the Willamette Valley and Central Coast of Oregon. The BHC will be a fully integrated member of the medical team providing evidence-based interventions to optimize population health. Please note there are separate applications for each location, if interested in more than one please mention that in your application.

Job Summary

Coordinates and oversees the plan of care and service delivery of behavioral health consumers across the continuum of illness; promotes effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources; and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Provide services to consumers with commercial insurance and Medicaid and Medicare.

Details of the position

1. Provides individual, family, group, and multi-family group therapy to patients with complex diagnostic presentations and treatment needs.
2. Provides clinical leadership to team of masters’ and bachelors’ level clinicians, CSWA candidates and MSW interns.
3. Assesses, develops, implements and monitors a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and their self-identified natural supports.
4. Evaluates and provides interventions to improve a patient’s cognitive, social, vocational, spiritual, and emotional functioning, utilizing natural and community supports when possible.
5. Provides urgent/crisis evaluations, interventions, and safety planning.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

What you bring

• Masters’ degree in Social Work (MSW).
• LCSW required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at date of hire.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in behavioral health setting.
• Experience in diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex mental health conditions.
• Experience providing clinical supervision to bachelors’ and masters’ level clinicians preferred.

Community/Location Specific Notes:

Oregon Network – Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care

• Operates as an essential part of the primary care team providing direct intervention to patients and consultation to the medical team regarding behavioral and psychosocial aspects of health.
• Available for same-day and scheduled visits referred by the medical providers.
• Performs brief, limited follow-up visits for selected patients.
• Participates in regularly scheduled consultation with the collaborating psychiatrist and communicates resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
• For identified subpopulations, systematically tracks treatment response in a registry.
• Experience in a medical healthcare setting preferred.

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

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