Behavioral Health Consultant (LCSW, Psychologist, LPCC)

Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision : a community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters. At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.

As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 506,563 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 96,867 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.

Since 1969, our employees have been making this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If this sounds like an organization you would like to be a part of, we would love to meet you.

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) will work to support the mission and vision of Neighborhood Healthcare by providing direct patient care for behavioral health services. This role will meet with individuals and families to provide brief behavioral psychotherapy services to patients and consultations primary care providers using an integrated care model. This is a hybrid position.

This position is eligible for a $10,000 signing bonus!

Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care

• Provides short term targeted psychotherapy for problems identified by primary care providers
• Performs initial and ongoing behavioral health assessment to develop patient care plans
• Evaluates patients to identify social, emotional, and economic factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care
• Provides brief psychotherapy to patients and families
• Addresses and factors co-occurring disorders into patient’s care plan
• Responds promptly and with caring actions to patients and employees
• Provide crisis management and psychoeducation for patients and families
• Conducts “warm hand offs” at medical provider requests
• Acknowledges and honors patients’ psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural beliefs
• Utilizes BHC staff protocols for referral, follow-up, and quality assurance

Provider & Team Support

Regulatory Compliance

Qualifications

Education / Experience

Education Doctorate degree in psychology with a valid CA Psychology License, or

Master’s degree in social work with a valid CA LCSW License, or

Master’s in degree in counseling with a valid CA LPCC License

Additional Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

Physical Requirements

Salary Ranges