Behavioral Health Specialist — Remote-friendly, Spanish

Voices for Voices; Rolling Meadows, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Oak Street Health seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist to deliver care management and short-term psychotherapy for patients with behavioral health needs. The role supports Care Teams across multiple clinics, coordinating with a psychiatric consultant, making referrals, and providing counseling.

A remote work option may be available based on performance. Candidates should have a Master’s in the mental health field, hold the highest clinical license, and have experience with screening, assessment,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in the field 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

Screening for mental health disorders

Assessment and treatment planning

Brief structured interventions

US work authorization

Education

Master's degree in mental health counseling/healing arts

Licensed clinician (highest clinical license)

Job description

Oak Street Health seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist to deliver care management and short-term psychotherapy for patients with behavioral health needs. The role supports Care Teams across multiple clinics, coordinating with a psychiatric consultant, making referrals, and providing counseling.

A remote work option may be available based on performance. Candidates should have a Master’s in the mental health field, hold the highest clinical license, and have experience with screening, assessment,