Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician

Bay Area Community Health; Fremont (CA); Sur place; USD 105 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Bay Area Community Health is seeking a qualified behavioral health clinician to provide primary care–focused behavioral health services and clinical consultation. The role emphasizes collaboration with primary care teams, psycho-social assessments, and evidence-based therapies in a community clinic setting.

Responsibilities include triage, crisis intervention, group programs, and education for patients and families.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or doctoral degree in clinical/counseling psychology.
• Must hold California license - LCSW, psychologist, or LPCC.
• Bilingual abilities (Spanish preferred) are highly desirable.
• Experience in primary care consultation and behavioral medicine preferred.

Responsabilités

• Consult and collaborate with primary care providers on assessment and treatment of psychological disorders, substance use disorders, and psycho-social problems.
• Consult on treatment of chronic pain and chronic disease and related psychosocial problems.
• In consultation with psychiatrist, provide psychopharmacological consultation for primary care providers within scope of practice.
• Provide consultation and training to clinic staff in all areas related to behavioral health.
• Perform behavioral health screening, triage, evaluation, and assessment to determine appropriate level of behavioral health care.
• Implement evidenced-based therapeutic methods, including cognitive behavior therapy, contingency management.
• Provide crisis intervention and behavioral health intervention.
• Provide group interventions (treatment, psycho-education, health education).
• Work closely with Medical Case Managers and providers.
• Provide education and support to patients and their families to encourage adherence with medical and behavioral health issues.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate referrals to existing community resources when indicated by assessed need.
• Perform comprehensive behavioral health services including: intake evaluations, assessments, crisis intervention, ad hoc counseling, individual/family/group intervention, treatment planning, collateral assessment/intervention, and outreach.
• Develop and maintain procedures, protocols, and paperwork, forms and data on an on-going basis to ensure the program's relevance and usability to patients and clinic staff and funders.
• Maintain current patient case records and prepare reports as indicated.
• Work flexible schedule as necessary.
• Reviews operations, procedures, interventions and documentation to adhere with agency, state and county guidelines and quality assurance standards.
• Reviews clinical interventions and case documentation with Behavioral Health Director, participates in staff meetings, training, case conferences, and peer review process.
• Participate in program evaluation, providing input and information as needed.
• Attend workshops, training, and meetings as needed, and as requested.
• Perform other related clinical and administrative duties as assigned by Behavioral Health Director.

Connaissances

Behavioral health consultation

Crisis intervention

Group interventions

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Formation

Master’s degree in social work (MSW)

Doctoral degree in clinical/counseling psychology

California license - LCSW or Psychologist

Licensed Professional Clinical Counsellor (LPCC)

Description du poste

Bay Area Community Health is seeking a qualified behavioral health clinician to provide primary care–focused behavioral health services and clinical consultation. The role emphasizes collaboration with primary care teams, psycho-social assessments, and evidence-based therapies in a community clinic setting.

Responsibilities include triage, crisis intervention, group programs, and education for patients and families.