Behavioral Health Care Coordinator

Grace Health; London (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Health in Kentucky provides behavioral health consultation to children, adolescents, adults and families within an integrated care model. You will perform assessments, develop treatment plans, and support crisis interventions while collaborating with primary care to improve patient self-management and outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or counseling and a Kentucky license; supervision experience and trauma-focused certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and Kentucky licensure required.
• Preferred supervision requirements for licensure.
• Certifications in childhood trauma/ADHD/play therapy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients.
• Develop effective treatment planning and assist clients in achieving goals.
• Evaluate crisis situations and apply interventions.
• Collaborate with primary care to develop care management processes.
• Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems.
• Supervise students within programs at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels.
• Adhere to practice regulations and maintain confidentiality.
• Monitor the behavioral health program and recommend improvements.

Skills

Behavioral medicine knowledge

Clinical assessment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Psychopharmacology knowledge

Education

Master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling

Kentucky license as CSW/LCSW, Psychologist, or LPCC/LPCA

Tools

Word Processing

Job description

Summary:

Provide behavioral health consultation to children, adolescents, adults, and families to improve psychosocial functioning.

Essential Duties and 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 Grace Health’s integrated health care 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.
• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions.
• Ability to work through brief patient contacts as well as to make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.
• Confidence and comfort with the pace of primary care, strong communication skills and the ability to work with an interdisciplinary team.
• 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.
• Supervise students within programs at the Bachelor’s and master’s level if applicable.
• Adhere to post Master’s requirements regarding supervision and practice, ethical guidelines, and board approved practice regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Grace Health recognizes that managing patient care is a team effort involving both clinical and non-clinical staff. All employees must embrace a team-based approach to patient care and understand that each role is important to our success.
• Team members must demonstrate excellent communication and coordination skills to provide quality patient care.
• Care coordination includes communication with community organizations, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Care team members must understand and embrace the concept of population health management and proactively address the needs of patients and families served by the practice.
• Team members must demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to communicate effectively with vulnerable patient populations.
• Team members must participate in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities within the organization to ensure patients receive high-quality care.
• All team members will be involved in improving quality outcomes.
• Team members will participate in the review and evaluation of practice performance and help identify opportunities for improvement.
• Team members will participate in Grace Health's advocacy program.

General Duties:

• Adhere to Scope of practice standards promulgated by each practitioners assigned board.
• Provide group, individual, or family therapy to clients as assigned.
• Follows all organizational policies and procedures, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel policies.
• Maintains satisfactory attendance, including attendance at meetings and completion of assigned tasks.
• Maintains timely documentation of all work assignments.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Routinely keeps the supervisor informed regarding attendance and job assignments.
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to multitask.
• Works effectively and efficiently.
• Works cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to support and advance Grace Health's mission while satisfactorily performing each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Skills:

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.

Requirements:

• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions.
• Ability to work through brief patient contacts as well as to 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 psychopharmacology.
• Ability to design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of selected chronic conditions.

Education and/or Experience:

Master’s degree in social work, Psychology/Psychological Associate, or counseling. Valid Kentucky license as a Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CSW/LCSW), Licensed Psychologist, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC/LPCA). Preferred candidates will have completed all required clinical supervision requirements for licensure. When applicable, certifications and/or completed training in relation to childhood trauma/ADHD/play therapy are strongly preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee occasionally is required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Grace Health is a faith-based, federally qualified health center (FQHC). We provide primary healthcare services to underserved, underinsured, and uninsured individuals throughout southeastern Kentucky. Our mission is "to show the love and share the truth of Jesus Christ to southeastern Kentucky through access to compassionate, high-quality primary healthcare for the whole person."

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.

Grace Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.