Behavioral Health Therapist - East Side Clinic

Job Description

Job Description

As a Behavioral Health Practitioner (BHP) at PHC, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers and care team support staff to address the mental and behavioral health needs of patients in a primary care clinic setting. You will provide assessment and behavioral interventions as well as brief-targeted and long-term therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and families. 

This position will provide services at PHC East Side Clinic in Des Moines and  will typically work Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM or 9 AM - 6 PM. Our team members are occasionally needed to cover other shifts or to work at other PHC clinics in Ames, Des Moines, and Marshalltown. Mileage reimbursement and/or an out of town travel bonus may apply.  

Bilingual language skills in Spanish and English and/or experience providing therapy services for children are strongly preferred for this position.  

What You Will Do

1. Provides behavioral health care in accordance with established standards, regulations, and policies and procedures of PHC.  Collaborates with PHC healthcare and psychiatric providers, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive clinical services to primary care patients, targeting interventions to improve patient functioning, behavior and clinical outcomes. 

2. Provides brief and long term therapy to individuals and families in PHC clinics or via telehealth to support optimum mental, behavioral, emotional, and physical health. Provides assessment and diagnostic impressions, including identifying and evaluating health risk behaviors. Develops and updates treatment plans as appropriate.

3. Accepts referrals from internal healthcare providers and external sources. Responds to the referring provider’s concern or question, as appropriate, providing timely, focused feedback. 

4. Makes referrals for community mental health resources as appropriate. Collaborates with clinic staff to provide patients with referrals for appropriate specialty.

5. Maintains current and accurate documentation of services provided in accordance with standards set by PHC and grant requirements.  Provides maintenance of various management databases.

6. Provides clinical consultation and educational programs on behavioral health related topics to staff, students, consumers, and other agencies as requested. 

7. Follows and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, risk management, health records/peer review, accreditation requirements and federal, state, and local regulations. 

Required Qualifications

• Social Worker (LISW or LMSW), Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) license recognized by the State of Iowa.  

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marital and Family Therapy, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, or related field accepted for required license. 

• Experience with and working knowledge of third-party payers and associated regulations.

• Must be obtained within 90 days of employment: 

  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.

  • Mandatory Reporter Training for Child Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse recognized by the State of Iowa.

Required Skills

• Strong professional skills with ability to interact with others calmly and empathically along with de-escalating difficult situations. 

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work with diverse populations.

• Strong problem-solving skills with analytical and critical thinking capability.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong customer service skills.

• Basic computer proficiency, including use of email, word processing and spreadsheet applications, and electronic health records. 

• Excellent collaboration and team-oriented skills. 

• Good listening skills.

• Organization, prioritization and time management skills.

• Detail orientation with a high degree of accuracy.

• Flexible and adaptive with ability to manage stress and maintain resilience.

We Take Care of Our People

Your related experience determines your base pay within our pay range. 

• Behavioral Health Practitioners with LMSW licensure start at $69,000. PHC provides clinical supervision to work towards independent licensure.
• Behavioral Health Practitioners who are independently licensed (LISW, LMHC, & LMFT) range from $72,810 - 91,200 based on experience. 

In addition to base pay, PHC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Generous PTO accrual 

• Eight paid holidays

• License/certification fee reimbursement*

• Paid time off for continuing education & continuing education reimbursement*

• Tuition reimbursement program

• 401k with company match

• Medical, dental, vision

• Life & disability insurance

• Flexible spending & health savings accounts

• Supplemental accident & critical illness insurance

• Discounted pet insurance

• PHC Pride rewards program

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*Applies to positions requiring clinical licensure or certification. 

Grow Your Career with PHC

We take pride in offering development and growth opportunities to our team. Some of our training opportunities include Emerging Leaders, Dental Assitant Trainee Program, & Medical Assistant Trainee Program. In the last year, over 30% of our open positions were filled through promotions or transfers. 

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Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM or 9 AM - 6 PM
40 Hours Per Week