Behavioral Health Specialist: Care Coordination & Brief Therapy

Voices for Voices; New Britain (CT); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

Oak Street Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to join our care teams across primary clinics. You will provide care management, short-term psychotherapy, and coordinate with the psychiatric consultant to support patients with behavioral health needs.

The role requires a Master’s in a mental health field, licensure at the highest clinical level, and US work authorization. Bilingual Spanish is preferred to engage diverse patients across communities.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in the field of mental health counseling/healing arts from an accredited school (Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, etc.)
• Highest clinical level of license (or local equivalent)
• Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
• Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
• Familiarity with brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Problem Solving, Cognitive Behavioral, etc.)
• US work authorization

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the primary care teams to identify appropriate patients to refer to the Oak Street Behavioral Health Program
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders
• Develop care plans and provide or facilitate referrals to Oak Street's psychiatric consultant and/or external resources
• Provide short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments
• Coordinate care with Oak Street's psychiatric consultant, including warm handoffs for telehealth visits and collaboration on care plans
• Develop relationships with primary care teams and consistently communicate changes in behavioral health care plans
• Accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters and counseling sessions in Oak Street's electronic medical record
• Participate in regional and organizational efforts to advance Oak Street's Behavioral Health Program through workshops, feedback sessions, and surveys
• Possibly covering multiple clinics, depending on the maturity and panel sizes of those clinics
• Other duties, as assigned

Skills

Master's Degree in mental health field

Licensed clinical level (LCSW/LPC/LMFT

Experience with screening for mental/1

Education

Master's degree in mental health counseling/healing arts

Tools

EMR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oak Street Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to join our care teams across primary clinics. You will provide care management, short-term psychotherapy, and coordinate with the psychiatric consultant to support patients with behavioral health needs.

The role requires a Master’s in a mental health field, licensure at the highest clinical level, and US work authorization. Bilingual Spanish is preferred to engage diverse patients across communities.