Behavioral Health Specialist
Brio Living Services
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Job summary
Brio Living Services is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist in Holland, MI. The role involves assessing mental, emotional, and behavioral needs and delivering psychotherapy through individual, group, and family sessions.
The position requires a Master’s degree in a related field, CPR certification, and experience with older adults or individuals with serious mental illness within integrated health teams. Competitive benefits and growth opportunities offered.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in counseling psychology, clinical psychology, applied psychology, social work, marriage & family therapy, mental health, or equivalent.
- Possess current CPR certification or willingness to obtain within 6 months of employment by LifeCircles.
- Experience providing behavioral health services with older adults or individuals with serious mental illness in medical settings.
- Experience with substance use treatment and caregiver training.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice and integrated care approaches.
- Ability to identify differential diagnoses and inform treatment planning.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care and align medical and behavioral health strategies.
- Train staff on mental health care approaches and best practices.
- Coach care partners to enhance their skills in supporting participants’ behavioral health needs.
- Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments to evaluate holistic needs.
- Perform differential diagnoses to inform personalized care plans.
- Provide behavioral health consultation and create tailored treatment plans.
- Develop strategies to support autonomy and community living.
- Deliver direct behavioral health interventions through individual and group therapy.
- Provide services across day centers, homes, acute and long-term care settings.
- Lead program development and quality improvement initiatives.
Skills
Education
Job description
Department: Social Work
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Holland, MI
Reporting To: Benjamin Barrett
Compensation: $68,600 - $85,700 / year
Schedule: Exempt, minimum 40 hours per week | Full Time | Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm
Department: Social Services | LifeCircles PACE | Holland, MI
What You'll Do In This Role:
The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) provides compassionate, comprehensive behavioral health care by assessing mental, emotional, and behavioral needs and delivering psychotherapy through individual, group, and family sessions. This role also designs and implements health behavior interventions that promote meaningful, lasting lifestyle change. Working closely with an interdisciplinary care team, the BHS helps develop integrated care plans and contributes to collaborative decision-making to ensure truly holistic, person-centered support.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive care, aligning medical and behavioral health strategies.
- Train staff on mental health care approaches and best practices to improve service delivery.
- Coach care partners to enhance their skills in supporting participants’ behavioral health needs.
- Conduct thorough bio-psychosocial assessments to evaluate the holistic needs of participants.
- Perform differential diagnoses to identify specific mental health conditions and inform personalized care plans.
- Provide consultation on behavioral health issues, creating tailored treatment plans that promote wellness.
- Develop strategies aimed at supporting participants' autonomy and enabling them to remain in their community settings.
- Deliver direct behavioral health interventions through individual and group therapy.
- Provide services across a variety of environments including day centers, participants’ homes, acute care facilities, and long-term care settings
- Lead initiatives focused on program development to enhance person-centered care.
- Implement quality improvement measures aimed at improving the psychosocial wellness of participants, care partners, and staff.
The above is a summary of the position, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties this position will be required to perform. If selected for the position you will receive a full job description.
- Master’s degree in counseling psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, Mental Health, or equivalent
- Possess current CPR certification or willingness to obtain within 6 months of employment by LifeCircles.
- Experience providing behavioral health services (including assessment, psychotherapy, counseling, and behavioral consultation) with older adults, individuals with serious mental illness or disabilities, and within medical settings and integrated health teams.
- Experience with substance use treatment, dialectical behavior therapy, or caregiver training
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice and comfort with integrated approaches to care
- Ability to identify strong differential diagnosis of mental disorders and treatment planning
- Career Growth & Development – Advance your career with tuition assistance and school scholarships up to $3,000 per semester.
- Wellness Program & Reimbursement – Prioritize your health and well-being, reimbursed 120 a year!
- Competitive Benefits for Full-Time Team Members – Enjoy Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance starting on the 1st of the month after 30 days of hire.
- Retirement Savings Plan – Secure your future with employer contributions.
- Daily Pay –Instantly transfer your daily earnings.
- Generous 6 weeks of Flexible time off per year—plus paid holidays on top of that.
- Team Member Referral Bonus Program – Earn $500 when you bring great people to our team!
- Mileage Reimbursement – Offered for work-related travel.
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