Clinical Educator, Behavioral Health

PACE Southeast Michigan; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PACE Southeast Michigan is seeking a behavioral health expert to develop and review discipline-specific training content and processes. You will deliver accurate information, supervise and train staff, and work with leadership to improve programs for participants with behavioral health needs.

Responsibilities include creating onboarding training, ensuring competency, and collaborating with clinicians and operations to ensure content accuracy.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school.
• Current and unrestricted licensure to practice in Michigan (LMSW required).
• Minimum 1 year experience as a behavioral health specialist or equivalent.
• Knowledge of educational design, training delivery, and adult learning principles.
• Ability to evaluate, plan, implement, and monitor patient-centered care.
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Strong cultural competence and ability to serve diverse populations.
• Ability to learn and use EHR systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Positive, adaptable, solution-oriented mindset and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and train on behavioral health content and processes.
• Assist in creating project documentation, training content, and manuals.
• Develop onboarding training and ensure competency.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure content accuracy and relevance.
• Identify process improvements and create workflows.
• Conduct research to stay updated in the field.
• Contribute to policies and procedures for the area.
• Lead or participate in training sessions, webinars, and workshops.
• Review others’ content for accuracy and completeness.
• Provide guidance based on expertise to cross-functional teams.
• Consult across operations and mentor staff.
• Discuss technical or software needs for projects.
• Champion discipline-specific projects and partnerships with leadership.
• Support program development with psychiatrists, pharmacists, and medical director.

Skills

Biopsychosocial assessments

Care planning

Interventions

Complex case management

Psychotherapy

Motivational interviewing

Crisis intervention

Adult learning

Cultural competence

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work

LMSW licensure in Michigan

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

To develop, review, and collaborate on discipline specific training content and process improvement. To use their in-depth knowledge and expertise in behavioral health to deliver accurate and up-to-date information, supervision, training, and solutions.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:

• Providing expert knowledge and insights into the behavioral health role including: Biopsychosocial assessments, care planning and interventions, complex case management, psychotherapy, motivational interviewing and crisis intervention.
• Assisting in the development and review of project documentation, training content, and manuals.
• Developing and conducting on-boarding training and ensuring learned competencies for behavioral health.
• Working with various teams to ensure accuracy and relevance of educational and collaborative content related to behavioral health topics.
• Identifying potential areas for process improvement, suggesting changes, and creating workflows.
• Conducting thorough research to stay updated on changes in their field of expertise.
• Contributing to the development of policies and procedures relevant to their area of expertise.
• Participating in or leading training sessions, webinars, and workshops.
• Reviewing content developed by others for accuracy and completeness.
• Answering specific queries and providing guidance based on their expert knowledge.
• Consulting across business operations, providing mentorship, and contributing specialized knowledge.
• Participate in determining technical or software needs.
• Resource and/or champion for discipline specific projects.
• Partners with the department leadership team to ensure effective operations and clinical activities.
• Works with behavioral health services including psychiatrist, psych pharmacist, department leadership and medical director to further develop programing and training to serve our participants with behavioral health needs
• Performs other related duties, as assigned by leader(s).
• Ability to travel to all PACE SEMI centers, as this may be required for environmental audits, training, or completing competencies of the staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Master’s degree in Social Worker from an accredited school of social work.
• Current and unrestricted licensure to practice in the State of Michigan. (LMSW required).
• Minimum 1 year experience working as a behavioral health specialist or in a comparable role.
• Demonstrated knowledge of educational design, training delivery, and adult learning principles.
• Proven ability to evaluate, plan, implement, and monitor patient-centered approaches to care.
• Knowledge of and adherence to applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Strong cultural competence and the ability to effectively serve diverse populations.
• Ability to learn and utilize electronic health record (EHR) systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Positive, adaptable, and solution-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in a healthcare, hospital, or integrated behavioral health setting.
• Prior involvement in program development, staff education, or training facilitation.
• Familiarity with quality improvement initiatives, clinical policies, or regulatory standards.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams and complex patient populations.