Behavioral Health Consultant - Grove City/Hybrid - Full Time
Core
Clinical mental health consultant providing assessment, intervention, and co-management for psychosocial and behavioral health issues within a primary care team.
Role type
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) / Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) / Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Builds
Clinical pathways, best practice programs, and population-based care strategies for high-risk patients.
Domain
Healthcare / Behavioral Health
Required skills
Evidence-based counseling techniques, screening, diagnosis, treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders, motivational interviewing, CBT, solution-focused approaches, crisis intervention, relapse prevention education, care coordination, advocacy, community resource linkage.
Preferred skills
Knowledge of the relationship between medical and psychological aspects of health, experience with short-term interventions, ability to engage patients via telephone and in-person.
Technologies
Electronic Health Records (EHR), medical record systems.
Responsibilities
Develop clinical pathways and best practice programs for targeted patient groups; provide therapeutic counseling services (15-30 minute interventions) to patients in ambulatory care settings; triage and refer patients to specialty mental health and substance abuse services; advocate for patients and re-engage non-compliant patients; coordinate with patient family members and support systems; participate in daily huddles and practice staff meetings; document in the medical record.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC