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SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Lead Behavioral Health Provider - Clinical is a licensed clinical provider and an integral member of the Behavioral Health team. This position is responsible for ensuring effective care and treatment for a range of individuals with behavioral health disorders and/or counseling needs. Key roles include assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for individuals with a variety of mental health and substance use disorders that may impact their ability to have academic success. The provider will also have administrative duties to assist the Behavioral Health Director with day-to-day operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Behavioral Health Clinical Lead Responsibilities

• Mentors and assists in the training of new behavioral health providers
• Available to staff to troubleshoot problems, barriers to care, or questions
• Helps to initiate and follow through on workflows, processes, and procedures to improve departmental workflows
• Role models high quality service provision through attitude, work ethic, and problem-solving
• Responsible for staff supervision and oversight
• Function as a supervisor for unlicensed staff and interns
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures
• Other duties, as assigned

Specialty Behavioral Health Care

• Assesses and diagnoses mental health and substance use disorders using current DSM and ICD criteria, via evidence-based screening tools and biopsychosocial interviews
• Completes comprehensive assessments as needed for referrals to care outside of SCHC
• Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions appropriate to a primary care setting for children, adults, couples, families, and groups within scope of practice, education, and experience
• Develop patient-centered treatment plans that are consistent with the patient’s goals and are modified as needed based on the patient’s progress and response to treatment
• Utilizes EHR for timely and accurate documentation of services rendered

Integrated Behavioral Health Care

• Screen and evaluate patients for mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and developmental delays using evidence-based screening tools and biopsychosocial interviews
• Provide individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling services to patients
• Identifies patients that will benefit from enrollment in a care management panel, based on level of risk, treatment goals, or level of engagement
• Acts as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, case managers, and other health professionals
• Provide education to patients about the impact of mental health on overall well-being and encourage self-management strategies
• Use evidenced-based approaches to teach coping skills, stress management, and other behavioral strategies
• Promote the integration of behavioral health services into primary care, enhancing the recognition and treatment of mental health conditions within a general healthcare setting
• Serve as a resource for primary care providers in addressing behavioral health issues, offering guidance, and making referrals, as necessary
• Utilizes and documents in EHR and electronic registries to track patient treatment adherence, progress, and outcomes. Identify patients not improving as expected, and re-engage patients that have missed appointments
• Provides brief interventions to individuals or groups using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, psychoeducation or other treatments within the consultant’s scope of practice, as appropriate
• Facilitates treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected
• Support program development and continuous quality improvement initiatives related to integrated care

Coordination of Care

• Coordinates formally and informally with all members of the care team, including medical, behavioral health, and psychiatric providers
• Makes appropriate referrals, including those to internal and external specialty behavioral health care, and to community resources to ensure basic needs are met and reduce barriers to treatment goals

Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement

• Participates in regular peer reviews to ensure appropriate provision and documentation of services
• Contributes to continuous quality improvement and risk management activities
• Participates in required and self-directed training to develop and enhance skills
• Complies with SCHC’s policies and procedures
• Provide charting documentation for services rendered on the appropriate electronic forms within 72 hours of providing service

Education and/or Experience

• Two or more years of experience serving individuals with behavioral health needs preferred
• Master’s degree in Social Work or other counseling program.
• Obtain an unrestricted license with the State of Alaska as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor within 12 months of date of hire into this role
• Experience collaborating with medical providers, preferred
• At least one year of managerial experience, preferred
• Current CPR/BLS certification