Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician

Castle Rock Medical Center is looking for a full-time Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician to join the team in February 2025!

SUMMARY OF JOB: 

The Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician (LICSW, LCSW, LPC) is embedded within the primary care teams and works directly with the team to assess individuals with behavioral health concerns to provide brief treatment services within the primary care setting.  The IBH Clinician will expand the teams’ abilities to treat persons with chronic medical conditions that are complicated by lifestyle factors.  The Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician will also provide therapeutic interventions to a panel of patients.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Maintains an active presence on primary care clinical teams.
• Participates in medical team huddles, staff meetings and trainings, and individual supervision sessions with coordinator/director as assigned. 
• Consults with primary care providers in real time to assist patients with psychosocial issues. This is frequently done as a “warm hand off” during hours of clinical operation. Informal consultations and referrals from the primary care providers happens at other times as well.
• Assists the primary care provider in recognizing, treating and managing mental health and psychosocial issues and acts as a contributing member to the primary care team.
• Triages both scheduled and immediate referrals from the medical teams, treating some with brief treatment/intervention and referring others to more appropriate resources or for further services within the care team
• Advises the primary care provider about which patients are better served at the primary care setting and which should be referred for specialty services. 
• Provides brief treatment interventions for mild to moderate behavioral health concerns, as well as, crisis intervention.
• Demonstrates competence in brief assessment, crisis management, triage, diagnosis, as well as, mental health therapeutic services within a brief solution-focused model. 
• Conducts patient intakes for Behavioral Health Services, focusing on diagnostic and functional evaluations and makes recommendations to the primary care provider concerning the patients’ treatment goals and plan. 
• Provides consultation and training to primary care providers to enhance their skill and effectiveness in the treatment of mental health problems.
• Gives primary care providers timely feedback about the patient’s care, treatment recommendations, and progress via documentation in the patient’s electronic health record and verbal feedback as allowed by client and HIPAA.
• Initiates follow-up to ascertain how patients are doing and to determine if any changes in treatment approaches are indicated.
• Assists in the detection of “at risk” patients and in the development of plans to prevent worsening of their condition.
• Monitors and coordinates the delivery of health services for patients as related to behavioral health care.
• Documents in the patients’ electronic health record in a complete and timely manner.
• Keeps the primary care providers fully informed of the patient’s needs and progress and works with the providers to formulate treatment plans.
• Works, where indicated, to effect behavioral changes in patients with, or at risk for, physical disorders and helps them to understand healthier lifestyle choices.
• Provides patients with self-management skills and educational information needed so they can be full participants in their own treatment and recovery.
• Helps the patients, where indicated, to cope with chronic conditions like pain and diabetes.
• Assists the patients in complying with any medical treatment initiated by the primary care provider, such as offering strategies to cope with medication side effects.
• Demonstrates customer-centered approach to treatment, as measured by respectful interactions with patients and their families, high patient satisfaction, and lack of patient complaints.
• Places high value on the treatment team, as measured by willingness to meet regularly, work collaboratively, and demonstrate flexibility when consulting with medical providers in the consultation and treatment of new patients, whether they are scheduled or referred as “warm hand-offs” or unscheduled emergencies. 
• Shows the ability to obtain complete history and full conceptualization of the patient’s problem within the time limited session(s), as measured by the quality of the written assessment and the timely case presentation to the team.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of effective treatment protocols for brief solution-focused interventions and necessary cultural competencies for treating children and adults with mental health, as well as chronic disease lifestyle management.
• Adapts therapeutic strategies to individual characteristics of the patient, including but not limited to, disability, gender, sexual orientation, developmental level, culture, ethnicity, age, health status as measured by return visits and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in meetings, training, and supervision required and other training necessary for the maintenance of professional licensure and or/supervisory requests for growth and improvement.
• Maintains operations by following policies and procedures, participating in quality reviews and reporting needed changes.
• Complies with federal, state and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions.
• Maintains client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains patient records in a complete and timely manner.
• Work with coders to ensure documentation codes are accurate.
• Maintain strong communication skills and good listening skills.
• Performs other related duties as necessary. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters or Doctorate in social work from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed Clinical or Independent Clinical Social Worker or Professional Counselor in the State of Wyoming (LCSW, LICSW, LPC).
• Previous experience or internship in a medical setting which supports a primary care integration model preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical documentation, professional journals, and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from providers, hospitals, health center staff and patients and their families.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with the health care team, providers, and management staff.
• Ability to perform duties and responsibilities across all life cycles (infants, children, adolescents, adults, prenatal and geriatric) required.
• Commitment to work in community health with the challenges of a high risk, and often uninsured and diverse patient population.
• Proven writing skills to document in a medical record and submit documentation.
• Strong/demonstrated communication skills, written and verbal, required.
• Ability to multi-task and manage concurrent situations.
• Flexibility to deal with noise, frequent interruptions and constant changes in schedules.
• Ability to perform responsibilities in a solution-focused model with appointments usually lasting less than 30 minutes.
• Function well in a team-approach.
• Cultural sensitivity necessary to work with a diverse patient and staff population.
• Proficiency in the identification and treatment of mental disorders.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• Previous experience in Electronic Health Records preferred.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
• CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Bilingual ability in English and Spanish speaking abilities preferred.

Wage & Benefits:

• The pay scale depends on experience.
• Generous 401(k) & 401(k) Matching.
• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid Time Off.
• Fitness Membership Program & many other great benefits!