Behavioral Health Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Starting at $57,300

MAJOR FUNCTION

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of Behavioral Health and Clinical Supervisor of Behavioral Health, the Behavioral Health Counselor (BHC) provides behavioral health services in an integrated care and trauma informed manner.  The BHC will work in a patient center and collaborative manner providing services to patients which includes but is not limited to brief intervention counseling, identification of social determinants of health, referrals to mental health and substance use services as appropriate, and follow up services to patients via face to face or through telemedicine.  Is responsible to work independently, managing a diverse caseload; does related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Direct Service :

• Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients.
• Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals.
• Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
• Actively participate in meetings that support the integrated health care model to provide comprehensive care for clients.
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
• Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease.
• Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological / psychiatric problems and / or disorders.
• Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
• Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient services and making recommendations for improvement.
• Complies with and meets the required standards for Joint Commission and HRSA accreditations.
• Collaborates with all members of the Integrated Care Treatment team in service of the patient.
• Other duties as assigned.

Program Development and Maintenance :

Staff Development :

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

REQUIREMENTS :

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :

LICENSURE AND / OR CERTIFICATIONS :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER (KSAO’s)

PHYSICAL & WORK REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the manual dexterity sufficient to operate phones, computers and other office equipment.  The position requires the physical ability to kneel, bend, and perform light lifting.  This person must have the ability to write and speak clearly using the English language to convey information and be able to hear at normal speaking levels both in person and over the telephone.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.  Generally, the working conditions are good with little or no exposure to extremes in health, safety hazards and / or hazardous materials.

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