Behavioral Health Provider - Float

Behavioral Health Provider - Float Washington Local Schools

This is a full-time, on-sight position following the assigned school districts school year and paid all year round. (Monday through Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm) The school year includes all working days for teachers, including remote work days, and is subject to potential modifications throughout the school year.

About Us Health Partners of Western Ohio is an independent, non-profit and community-directed organization. We serve low-income areas and places without access to care. We're led by a volunteer Board of Directors. Our Mission is to eliminate gaps in health outcomes for all members of our community by providing access to quality, affordable, preventive and primary health care.

Join our Team! The Behavioral Health Provider plays a critical role within an integrated primary care team by delivering high-quality behavioral health services to patients across the lifespan. This position is responsible for conducting brief, evidence-based psychosocial assessments and interventions that address behavioral, emotional, and mental health concerns related to chronic disease, life stressors, and overall well-being. The Behavioral Health Provider collaborates closely with medical providers to enhance patient outcomes through coordinated care, health education, behavioral change planning, and crisis intervention. This role supports a population health approach by ensuring timely access to behavioral health care, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and contributing to the continuous improvement of integrated healthcare delivery.

Compensation and Benefits Offered:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability)
• Paid Holidays 7 paid holidays
• 403b Retirement with up to 8% match (starts at 3% and increases with time of service at HPWO)
• Annual Reviews and Increases
• Mileage Reimbursement Work related travel
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral Bonus Earn more by expanding our team
• Training Opportunities
• Eligible to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program after 1 year of service
• Eligible to Apply for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment
• Annual Continuing Education Money ($3,000) - that can be used for licensures, memberships, CE classes and travel expenses (pro-rated first year of employment)
• UpToDate latest medical info at your fingertips. (applicable positions only)
• FTCA Malpractice Coverage
• Productivity Bonus Opportunities (applicable positions only)

Qualifications: Master's Degree in a Behavioral Health field (Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work) and Licensed in the State of Ohio (LISW, LISW-S, LPCC, or LPCC-S)

Skills/Abilities:

1. Computer literacy and experience is required.
2. Ability to work as a team member.
3. Ability to work with a culturally diverse group of people.
4. Must be willing to work flexible hours as required by position.

Essential Functions and Basic Duties:

• Provides quality clinical consultation addressing patient psycho-social concerns in collaboration with the integrated primary care team.
• Provides brief, health and behavior focused assessments and interventions with active development of behavioral change planning that can improve psychosocial functioning and impact patient's bio-medical health outcomes.
• The LISW will be capable of assessing patient's mental health related conditions utilizing DSM V, SBIRT and other relevant screening and diagnostic tools for the purposes of integrated primary care treatment planning and referrals to community based specialized mental health providers.
• Cultivates education and self-management skills to targeted populations with comorbid medical and mental health conditions, chronic medical disease, behavioral health concerns, and other health related conditions that impact biopsychosocial health and functioning.
• Utilizes a variety of intervention approaches which may include but not be limited to the following: Motivational Interviewing, Solution focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and acceptance strategies, psycho-education, and other therapeutic approaches applied within the integrated primary care behavioral health consultation model.
• Provides education to the primary care team regarding the latest information and knowledge pertaining to integrated behavioral health assessment and intervention, related behavioral health conditions, and safety and risk assessment, in order to improve patient care and assist with enhancing primary care utilization.
• Establishes and builds collaborative relationships with medical providers through shadowing provider medical visits, familiarization with provider patient panels, provider-directed psychosocial screenings, integrated medical visits, screening patients prior to medical visits and other best practice methods helpful to promoting the integrated primary care model.
• Promotes smooth interface between medicine and behavioral health care throughout the organization through collaborative relationship building, efficiency with patient flow and "warm hand-offs ", accessibility to medical providers, brief consultations with providers and staff, and adherence to scope of practice limitations given the population based approach.
• Facilitates referrals to specialized mental health providers and psychiatric services as needed; will provide on-site crisis assessment, triage and intervention while coordinating with community based mental health organizations, local hospitals, and public safety officials.
• Provides patient visits via Telemedicine/Telehealth.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate electronic patient records while remaining in compliance with all HIPAA and Confidentiality policies and procedures. Maintain patient charts and records according to established Electronic Health Records guidelines and procedures for integrated behavioral health consultation model of care. Protecting and maintaining the confidentiality of patient records and information, proprietary information, and personnel information. Completing all clinical documentation clearly, thoroughly, accurately and within timeframes specified by HPWO policies and procedures and regulatory authority.
• Develops treatment plans appropriate for primary care behavioral health patients identifying reasonable, attainable goals and objectives. Present treatment options and working with the patient to determine applicable goals, objectives and timelines. Provide guidance to the patient to ensure treatment modes and duration of treatment are appropriate for success.
• Attends applicable provider meetings and participate in on-going training activities as needed.
• Participates in in-service/education regarding Quality Improvement.
• Collaborates and co-manages the patient's behavioral health care with consistent, expeditious feedback to collaborating providers.
• Documents patient assessment/intervention data in health records using established electronic health record documentation practices.
• Provides patient education to individuals and groups about health maintenance and management of chronic disease processes and mental health conditions. Communicates facts, ideas, and skills that change knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of individuals and families.
• Establishes an interpersonal relationship with individuals or families intended to increase or enhance their capacity for self-care and coping.
• Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate teamwork, improve patient care processes and outcomes.
• Demonstrates communication skills that are clear, effective, facilitate patient care and team functioning, and is respectful of differences.
• Maintains professional competence by pursuing opportunities for continuous learning, attending continuing education offerings, reading professional literature, and engaging in other activities, which develop new knowledge and skills.
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, personnel, behavioral health, medical and clerical policies and procedures.
• Adheres to the standards and policies of the Organizational Privacy/Security and (HIPPA, OSHA, OIG, guidelines, and other State and Federal laws). This also includes reporting to the Board of Directors, Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer, supervisor or suggestion box, and suspected unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful acts or practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Environment: Work is primarily sedentary, demanding sitting, walking, lifting, and bending. Those physical movements and the degree of mobility, manual dexterity, and hand-eye coordination commonly associated with duties in an office setting will be performed repetitively. This also includes bending, twisting, reaching, lifting, pulling, pushing, and walking. The ability to distinguish letters and symbols and utilize telephones, computer terminals, fax machines, and copiers is required. The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Working under stressful conditions, as well as irregular hours, may be required.