School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist

Kintegra Health; Lincolnton (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

403B Retirement with company match

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Continuing Education Funds and PTO

Career Development and Leadership

Job summary

Kintegra Health is seeking a School Behaviorist (LCSW, LCMHC, or LMFT) to join a multidisciplinary school-based treatment team. The role focuses on holistic behavioral healthcare for students within schools, including screening, brief intervention, education, and referrals.

The position reports to the Director of School Behavioral Health and supports administrators, social workers, and teachers to address psychosocial, behavioral health, chronic disease, and substance use concerns.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related field.

Responsibilities

• Practice reflects adherence to professional Code of Ethics.
• Provides evidence-based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for students/families (patients) with behavioral and chronic health conditions.
• Works cooperatively as an integral part of the school system team with the goal of improving patient care and increasing team efficiency.
• Formulates and facilitates the implementation of behavioral health, substance abuse, and chronic disease management plans of care.
• Assists school administrators, social workers, teaching personnel with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health, substance use, issues, chronic disease management.
• Engages in ongoing assessment and quality improvement strategies to assist in the implementation ongoing primary care/behavioral health integration strategies.
• Provides consultative services to school system team members within the scope of care definitions and provides training to other health care professionals as needed.
• Completes, in a timely manner, all required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services rendered, and organizational operations.
• Engages in continuing education to maintain licensure and enhance professional competence relevant to medical and legal issues that impact patient care.
• Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Kintegra Health is seeking a School Behaviorist (LCSW, LCMHC, or LMFT) to join a multidisciplinary school-based treatment team. The role focuses on holistic behavioral healthcare for students within schools, including screening, brief intervention, education, and referrals.

The position reports to the Director of School Behavioral Health and supports administrators, social workers, and teachers to address psychosocial, behavioral health, chronic disease, and substance use concerns.