Outpatient Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant

CommonSpirit Health; Durango (CO); Presencial; USD 75 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Mercy Hospital in Durango, CO is seeking an Outpatient Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant. The role involves independent clinical work alongside physicians, delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions and coordinating with primary care and psychiatry within a dynamic team.

The successful candidate will diagnose and treat patients using CBT, motivational interviewing, and problem-solving while contributing to the development of the Behavioral Health Program.

Qualificações

• MSW or related field required.
• State licensure as LCSW or LPC or LSCSW.
• Minimum 2 years direct clinical behavioral health experience.
• Formal training in brief counseling techniques (CBT, PST).
• Competence with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and treatment planning.
• Ability to establish rapport quickly with diverse patients.
• Proven ability to work within a care team.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct intake visits with detailed behavioral health and substance use history.
• Provide DSM-5 based diagnoses and treatment recommendations to PCPs and psychiatry.
• Review Integrated Behavioral Health Model and focus on skills-based interventions.
• Assess suicide risk using CSSR SP-C when indicated.
• Deliver brief psychosocial interventions (CBT, MI,BA, Problem-Solving).
• Monitor symptoms via patient registry (PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT).
• Coordinate treatment plans among PCPs and consulting psychiatrists.
• Provide immediate same-day intervention or crisis de-escalation when needed.

Conhecimentos

MSW or related field

LCSW / LPC / LSCSW licensure

Independent clinician

CBT / motivational interviewing

DSM-5 knowledge

Team-based care coordination

Formação académica

MSW or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Outpatient Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant, you will act as an independent clinician, partnering with physicians to offer crucial assistance to patients whose life challenges are impacting their daily life and health, through evidence-based psychosocial interventions.

Every day you will independently diagnose and treat patients using modalities like CBT, motivational interviewing, and problem-solving, working closely with PCPs and psychiatrists, and engaging in a gratifying blend of therapist and case manager duties within a dynamic, team-based, and rapidly expanding program.

To be successful in this role, you will be a skilled and independent clinician with expertise in evidence-based psychosocial interventions, strong diagnostic and treatment planning abilities, and a collaborative spirit for working within an integrated healthcare team while shaping the future of our Behavioral Health Program.

• Conduct initial intake visit including detailed behavioral health and substance use history, bio-psychosocialhistory, and assessment.
• Provide preliminary DSM5 based diagnosis and recommendations to PCP and consultative psychiatry for treatment including but not limited to brief therapy, and/or consultative psychiatry, and educate the patient about the nature of behavioral health issues and the goals and expectations of treatment.
• Reviewing the Integrated Behavioral Health Model, the limited sessions with a focus on skills based interventions, the sessions interruptible nature, and focus on team based care.
• Appropriately assesses suicide risk using the CSSRSPC when patients answer positively to thoughts they'd be better off dead on the PHQ9, or when deemed appropriate as evidenced by other behavioral or emotional concerns that present in clinic.
• Provides brief time-limited psychosocial interventions using evidence-basedmodalities such as CBT, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, problem-solving, and distress tolerance.
• Monitors behavioral health symptoms and response to treatment within a patient registry using structured instruments (e.g., PHQ9, GAD7, AUDIT, etc.).
• Connects patients with external mental health resources to increase level of care if their condition is not improving and coordinates and initiates treatment plans between primary care physicians and consulting psychiatrists about treatment recommendations.
• Provides immediate same-daysupport and intervention for patients presenting as highly distressed, as needed. This can be during a warm hand-off, or case consultation. It can also involve crisis deescalation, and suicide assessment when needed.

Job Requirements

Required

• MSW or related field
• State of employment Licensed Clinical Social Worker or LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) or LSCSW (Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker)
• Minimum two (2) years direct clinical experience delivering behavioral health care in a relevant setting
• Comfort with using clinical expertise in an independent manner Prior formal training and experience in brief, structured counseling techniques (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or Problem Solving Treatment (PST), etc.).
• Competence with DSM5 diagnostic criteria and treatment planning based on these conditions
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport quickly with a wide range of people
• Proven ability to work within and coordinate a care team comprised of internal team members and community-basedmembers

Preferred

• Experience with design, implementation, or maintenance of the IMPACT model, SBIRT model, or other appropriate evidence-basedmodels of behavioral health care delivered in primary care settings
• Experience working with medically ill patients in a primary care setting
• Experience working with all age ranges of patients

Where You'll Work

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.