Behavioral Health Consultant

Requirements

• Masters degree in social work or counseling
• 2 years of experience in a clinical setting
• Current LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) OR LPC (Licensed Professional Councelor)

Description

About Jordan Valley Community Health Center:

Jordan Valley Community Health Center (JVCHC) is a missiondriven organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals and families in underserved communities. We provide comprehensive healthcare services including primary medical dental vision and behavioral health. Our mission is simple: Improve our communitys health through access and relationships. By working collaboratively with partners and continually innovating JVCHC strives to be a leader in providing essential healthcare for the underserved ensuring everyone in our community has access to quality healthcare.

Job Summary:

Jordan Valley Community Health Center (JVCHC) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Jordan Valley Community Health Center (JVCHC) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Behavioral Health Consultant to join our Behavioral Health team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing behavioral health consultation services to patients. The consultant will work closely with the healthcare team to provide comprehensive care to patients with behavioral health needs.

Key Responsibilities:

1. The Behavioral Health Consultant will provide brief targeted interventions for 812 patients per day.

2. Screen & evaluate individuals for mental health and substance abuse disorders.

3. Brief interventions for individuals with behavioral health problems.

4. Behavioral support to assist individuals in improving health status and managing chronic illness.

5. Meet regularly with the primary care team to plan care and discuss cases.

6. Support primary care physicians/teams in identifying and behaviorally intervening with patients who could benefit from behavioral health needs within the primary care practice.

7. Provide front line interventions with first looking to manage behavioral health needs within the primary care practice.

8. Focus on managing a population of patients versus specialty care.

9. Identification of problem behavior(s) discussion of impact and decisions regarding care.

10. Develop specific and goal directed interventions with the use of monitoring forms behavioral prescription and using multiple interventions simultaneously.

11. Provide educational materials handout and use teach back strategies tailored to patients specific issue.

12. Provide clear and concise feedback to Primary Care Provider describe action plan and establish plan for follow up.

13. Promotes effective working relations and work effectively as part of a team to facilitate the Clinics ability to meet its goals and objectives.

14. Attains all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames as part of the Clinics overall mission.

15. Responsibly follows the Clinic Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.

16. Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients families visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional responsible and courteous environment.

17. All other duties as assigned.

Benefits Overview:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Coverage: Three comprehensive plan options (Buyup Base and High Deductible) through UnitedHealthcares Choice Plus network covering various deductibles and outofpocket limits. Includes access to telemedicine services via Teladoc.
• Health Savings Account (HSA): Available for employees in the High Deductible Plan with employer contributions and tax advantages.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Options for both healthcare and dependent care FSAs allowing pretax contributions for qualified expenses.
• Dental and Vision Coverage: Dental insurance through Cignas DPPO network and vision coverage through EyeMeds Insight network.
• Retirement Plan: Pretax and Roth 403(b) retirement plans with a 5 employer match starting after 30 days of employment.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic Life and AD&D insurance provided at no cost with the option to purchase additional coverage. Longterm and shortterm disability insurance are also available.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free confidential support for personal and professional challenges including counseling and crisis intervention.
• Additional Voluntary Benefits: Options for critical illness accident hospital care and pet insurance through MetLife.
• Pay on Demand Available

Holidays:

• Nine paid holidays per year.

Health Requirements:

All employees are required to provide proof of vaccination for Flu Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis (TB) as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.

Application Process:

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter through the JVCHC career portal at Careers & Education Jordan Valley. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Jordan Valley Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

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• Masters degree in Social Work or Counseling.
• 2 years of experience in a clinical setting.
• Current LCSW or LPC.