Behavioral Health Clinician Mobile Health Unit - $5000 Sign On Bonus

Job Description

Job Description

Join HealthWorks for Northern Virginia as we launch our new Mobile Health Unit , bringing integrated healthcare directly to schools and communities across Northern Virginia. This is an exciting opportunity to help build a new program while making a meaningful impact on the lives of underserved patients.

As a Behavioral Health Clinician, you will provide comprehensive behavioral health assessments, individual and group counseling, case management, crisis intervention, and collaborative care alongside primary care providers, psychiatrists, nurses, and other members of our integrated healthcare team.

Pay - $75k - $85k

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
• Current Virginia licensure as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist.
• Two years of community-based behavioral health experience preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

If you're passionate about expanding access to behavioral healthcare and want to be part of an innovative team bringing care directly to the community, we'd love to hear from you!

Roles & Responsibilities

Patient Care:

• Conduct patient intakes, assessments, diagnoses, psychotherapy, case management and treatment plans, utilizing the designated HW screening tools and processes.
• Deliver brief intervention and brief therapy for medical patients including, but not limited to, utilizing motivational interviewing, behavioral, cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and expressive arts therapies.
• Ensure all patient records, charts and all related documentation is current and is maintained consistent with HW requirements.
• For the SBIRT program, provide screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in accordance with SBIRT protocols for medical patients age 18 and older. As appropriate, collaborate with other HW medical and behavioral health professionals to develop, implement, audit, and modify SBIRT procedures for screening, assessment, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.
• Conduct substance abuse assessments and ensure enrollment into appropriate substance abuse treatment program.
• Provide patients with self-management tools and education to help them cope with behavioral health and primary care stresses.
• Help patients identify healthier lifestyle choices and plans for implementation to avoid development or worsening of chronic disease and illness.
• Assist patients in complying with medical treatment including psychotropic medication prescription such as offering strategies to cope with medical side effects.

Integrative Care:

• Assess appropriate level of care and coordinate with Behavioral Health Care Coordinator (BHCC) to facilitate appropriate referral.
• Work with community partners to identify resources for patients and participate in community meetings as available.
• Provide the primary care team with timely feedback about the patient?s status, treatment recommendations and treatment, and progress, via all required documentation in the electronic health record system; work with the primary care team to formulate and revise treatment plans.
• Assist in the detection of ?at risk? patients and in the development of plans to prevent worsening of their condition.
• Provide consultation and training to the primary care providers, and other team members, to enhance their skill and effectiveness in treating mental health issues.
• Work with other members of the behavioral health team, and larger primary care team as appropriate, to evaluate behavioral health program processes and revise as appropriate.
• Assist in compilation of statistical data and patient outcomes as requested.