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A leading medical center is seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Clinician to deliver therapy services in a primary care behavioral health model. This role involves developing treatment plans, providing therapy, and working collaboratively with care teams to ensure high-quality patient care in an integrated health setting.
Summary: The duties of this position include both traditional clinical therapy and therapy utilizing the Primary Care Behavioral Health model (PCBH). This includes development and implementation of therapeutic treatment plans in an integrated setting by performing the following duties and appropriately assigning and/or treating the patient based on the level of need and nature of the primary care and behavioral health provider consults.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Core Value Statements | |
Patient Focused | The patient comes first and is central to all decision making. |
Respect | Treat all patients and staff the way you expect to be treated. |
Accountability | Each employee owns their actions, and expects the same from all others. |
Teamwork | It is necessary to work together in a supportive manner to achieve common goals. |
Continuous Improvement | Stay committed to the pursuit of excellence, always finding ways to adapt and improve. |
Integrity | Always do the right thing. |
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated work record showing good attendance, punctuality, dependability and the ability to work as member of a team with supervisors, and other co-workers in an appropriate professional manner. Must have strong communication, planning and organizing skills; additionally, must possess the ability to multi-task, and demonstrate great attention to detail.
Education/Experience:
Licensed Certified Social Worker Clinical (LCSW-C), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PsyD), preferred. Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) must be working on clinical licensure. Current drivers license is required.
Communication Skills:
Be able to effectively communicate in one-on-one and/or small group discussions. Display clear and effective documentation skills that meet COMAR regulations.
Understanding of Health Care Laws and Regulations:
Must have the ability to follow HIPAA guidelines as well as an understanding of policies and procedures regarding medical records put in place by the Federal Government.
Reasoning Ability:
Must be able to demonstrate the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Team Work:
An essential element is the ability to work and interact effectively and positively with other staff members to build and enhance teamwork in a patient centered team-based model of care and in the overall MLMC organization; team engagement is a must to be successful in this position.
Work Record:
A demonstrated work record showing good attendance, punctuality, dependability and the ability to work well with supervisors and coworkers as part of a team effort is essential. A medical office setting is an environment that requires the ability to relate to all types of people while always maintaining a professional demeanor.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals is essential. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, and the ability to speak effectively to patients, co-workers and the public at large is paramount.
Additional Skills:
Must have the ability to read and interpret medical and work environment related documents involving patient care, program descriptions, government regulations and MLMC policy and procedures.
Sensitivity to Needs of Special Populations:
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding and sensitivity to cultural differences and needs of MLMC patients and be able to respond appropriately to all people regardless of race, ethnicity, language, age, sex or sexual orientation, religion, disability, economic standing, etc.
Physical Demands:
The work environment is a typical outpatient medical clinic. While performing the duties of this job, candidates may be required to drive, sit for extended periods, spend time standing and walking, handle considerable paperwork, operate computers, lift up to 15-pound boxes of supplies and assist patients who may have limited mobility.
Work Environment:
Work is performed in a typical, outpatient clinic environment and possibly at locations outside the office. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.