Behavioral Health Provider - Psychologist/CSW/LPC/MFT - Integrated

Peak Vista Community Health Centers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community health organization as a Behavioral Health Provider, focusing on improving patient outcomes by addressing various mental health needs in a collaborative medical environment. Ideal candidates will possess essential diagnostic skills, and relevant licensure, and be comfortable in a fast-paced setting serving diverse patient populations.

Qualifications

• Experience working in primary care settings.
• Ability to assess and treat across different age groups.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health services within a medical clinic.
• Collaborate with community partners for psychotherapy.
• Maintain timely documentation in electronic health records.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Interpersonal skills

Biopsychosocial assessment

Team-oriented

Bilingual

Education

Licensure as Psychologist, CSW, MFT, or LPC

Job description

Behavioral Health Provider

Be a part of the future of behavioral healthcare! Join our integrated healthcare team as a Behavioral Health Provider. Work as an integrated member of the medical care team to improve overall health outcomes for patients by providing efficient and effective behavioral health services within a medical and/or dental clinic. The goal is to detect and address a broad spectrum of behavioral health needs in the primary care patient population with the aim of early identification, quick resolution, long-term prevention, and wellness for as many patients as possible. This position may require collaboration with community partners to provide psychotherapy services in local communities as well within primary care clinic. This position may float to Peak Vista's other Eastern Plaines clinics as needed.

Nestled in the Front Range of the beautiful Rocky Mountains, Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a not-for-profit Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to providing exceptional medical, dental and behavioral health care in a collaborative setting for people of all ages. We proudly serve over 74,300 patients through 21outpatient centers in Colorado's Pikes Peak and East Central regions. Peak Vista is an organization focused on enhancing the health of people and the community-at-large through a professional, caring staff that are motivated, enthusiastic, respectful, energetic and committed to strategic partnerships.

Compensation (Pay):
Psychologist: $91,728.00 to $112, 813.87/ yearly, based on experience.
CSW,LPC,MFT: $69,761.12 to $85,797.38/ yearly, based on experience.
*Other compensation may include rural location differentials.

Summary of Benefits: https://www.peakvista.org/resources/benefits-summary

A successful candidate should:

• be comfortable working in the fast-pace found in the primary care setting.
• have excellent diagnostic skills with a wide range of patients and is skilled in the biopsychosocial model of assessment.
• be capable of assessing and treating children, adolescents, and adults.
• have a skillset to treat a wide range of mental health conditions using empirically validated treatment approaches by way of individual, family, and/or group therapy.
• preferably possess some working knowledge of psychopharmacology and chronic diseases.
• be team-oriented and have excellent interpersonal skills.
• be capable of maintain timely documentation in an electronic health record.

Required licensure: Psychologist or CSW (preferred), MFT or LPC (accepted)

Additional skills preferred: Bilingual

*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace an an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**PVCHC participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com