What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Consultant- Primary Care Behavioral Health, Western Massachusetts position at Valley Medical Group?
Valley Medical Group, a provider owned and operated primary care focused practice in western Massachusetts is seeking a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Psychologist (L. Psy.D./PhD), or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) to work as a Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) in our imbedded team in Greenfield, MA. The BHC provider will work closely with the primary care team, collaborating with other medical specialties to deliver brief, evidenced-based treatment to patients of all ages. Demonstrated proficiency in assessment and brief treatment focused on MI, FACT, ACT, cognitive and behavioral interventions, trauma informed care, substance use disorder treatment, and chronic pain management are essential.
About the job:
About you:
About the job:
- Work full or part time in our primary care office in Greenfield, MA
- Conduct brief interventions with patients and provide recommendations to the primary care team
- Conduct risk assessments
- Provide "curbside" consultation to primary care team
- Perform brief treatment, targeted interventions and follow-up visits for patients
- Facilitate smooth transition to adequate level of care and support involvement of care management
- Provide education and training to PCPs, staff, care managers on behavioral medicine topics and behavioral health interventions, among others, to promote integrated care.
- Utilize primary care screening tools such as PHQ-9, GAD-7, CAGE, MMSE, MoCA, ASRS-5, PSC-17, Vanderbilt Assessment Scale
- Collaborate with PCP on delivering evidenced-based treatment during Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) focus on persistent pain, diabetes, and weight management among others
- Perform as a generalist providing service to patients of all ages and presenting with a wide range of behavioral health and medical conditions.
- Opportunity to become a shareholder after 2 years of employment
About you:
- Independently licensed to practice in Massachusetts, with a minimum of 2-3 years of clinical experience. Medicare eligible is preferable.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with teams (e.g. PCBH, Primary Care, CM, etc.)
- Experience and interest delivering brief, evidence-based treatments applied to behavioral health and medical conditions, and savvy at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical and clinical staff.
- Maintain professional, accurate and timely clinical documentation of patient encounters and services provided.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicates in a respectful and clear way when encounter difficult situations and respond promptly to patient and/or patient care team.
