LCSW - Primary Care Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant

Psychological Network, Inc; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

28 days PTO

CME and licensure funds with 5-7% 401k

Job summary

Benefis Health System is seeking integrated Behavioral Health Consultants to join our primary care behavioral health team as Psychologist, LCPC or LCSW. Positions available across clinics including pediatrics and family medicine.

Responsibilities include brief 20-30 minute interventions, collaboration with PCPs, and developing care plans. Schedule is Monday–Friday, 7:00 am–5:00 pm, with options for full- or part-time roles and no on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Interest or experience with brief evidence-based interventions across life span.
• Familiarity with PCBH model and primary care integration.
• Wamiliarity with working in a team-based care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide 20-30 minute brief interventions in primary care clinics.
• Collaborate with primary care providers and behavioral health consultants.
• Develop and implement treatment plans and provide on-the-fly consultation.

Skills

Brief interventions

Team-based care

Communication with providers

Education

LCSW or LCPC

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System has a great opportunity for integrated Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC) to join our primary care behavioral health team as a Psychologist, LCPC or LCSW. Opportunities in various primary care clinics across our organization including pediatrics, rural health clinics, and family medicine.

Position details

• Integrated primary care team member providing brief 20-30 minute interventions for a wide variety of health and behavioral concerns in patients of all ages in primary care clinics, working alongside primary care providers, team of behavioral health consultants, and clinical staff.
• Works closely with primary care providers and staff using the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model to develop and implement treatment plans, increase patient's access to behavioral health care, and provide on the fly consultation for providers.
• Applicants should have an interest in or experience with brief evidence-based interventions for individuals across the full life span, team-based care, a wide variety of presenting concerns, and diverse patient populations.
• Flexibility in schedule. Clinic is open and staffed Monday - Friday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm. Will consider both full time and part time positions.
• No call obligation
• Education Required: LCSW or LCPC - must have active Montana licensure or ability to apply for/receive licensure prior to starting employment

Why we stand out

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure
• Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families receive care that is culturally sensitive, respectful, and supportive of their unique needs and traditions.
• International airport with direct flights to: DEN, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX

How we support you

• Competitive salaries, 28 days PTO, CME, and education/licensure annual funds with 5-7% retirement match
• Weekly case consultation lunch discussions with behavioral health team and leadership
• Provider wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level provider and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information:

Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

Exemption Wage

Non-Exempt

Starting Wage

$28.67/hourly

Actual offered wage is based on applicable experience