What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Consultant position at Cahaba Medical Care Foundation?
Behavioral Health Consultant
Reports to Director of Behavioral Health
Background: Cahaba Medical Care Foundation is a community health center providing medical, pharmacy, dental, and behavioral health services to diverse underserved communities in Jefferson, Bibb, Perry, and Chilton counties. We are a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home and Joint Commission accredited organization, committed to increasing integration and coordination of behavioral health and primary care. This is an exciting, fast paced practice with a strong mission and commitment to providing high quality care.
Purpose: Provide behavioral health consultation to children, adolescents, adults, and families in order to improve psychosocial functioning.
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients.
- Provide effective treatment planning and assist clients in successfully achieving goals.
- Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
- Actively participate in meetings that support Cahaba’s integrated healthcare model to provide comprehensive care for clients.
- Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
- Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease.
- Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders.
- Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
- Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient services and making recommendations for improvement.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Education/Experience: Masters Degree in Social Work or Counseling
- Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.
- Certificates and Licenses: Licensed in the State of Alabama as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); or if unlicensed, under the supervision of a LICSW, LPC, or PhD; unlicensed individuals must be registered with the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners.
Requirements:
- Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions.
- Ability to work through brief patient contacts and make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.
- Should be comfortable with the pace of primary care, working with an interdisciplinary team, and have strong communication skills.
- Good knowledge of psycho-pharmacology
- Ability to design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for the treatment of selected chronic conditions.
