Behavioral Health Clinician - Pediatrics
Behavioral Health Clinician - Pediatrics
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Job Description
Overview
$7000 Sign-On/Retention Bonus* and relocation available
Dartmouth Healths Department of Psychiatry seeks a full-time licensed and masters prepared Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) to join our expanding Pediatric Collaborative Care Team. This position will be based in the pediatric primary care clinic at Dartmouth Health Clinic in Nashua NH.
As a member of the Collaborative Care team you would have the opportunity to work closely with pediatric primary care providers child psychiatrists and other clinical staff to care for children and adolescents with behavioral health concerns directly in the primary care setting. Episodes of care are typically brief (up to 12 weeks) employ evidence-based treatments and may includein-person sessions and telephone outreach calls.
The ideal candidate will be a skilled clinician with experience in or willingness to learn about the Collaborative Care Model. The candidate will also be a strong team player with excellent communication skills and will enjoy working in a busy pediatric primary clinic.
We are offering a $7000 sign-on/retention bonus for this position. *The bonus is available for external hires only and certain conditions apply.
This is a full-time 40-hour/week benefitted day-shift position. More information about our benefits can be found here: Benefits DHMC and Clinics Careers
Responsibilities
- Triaging incoming referrals conducting initial evaluations to clarify behavioral health concerns providing psychoeducation about symptoms and treatments and developing individualized care plans.
- Utilizing evidence-based treatment protocols to deliver care and closely monitoring patients symptoms and response to treatment using validated questionnaires and survey tools.
- Providing brief evidence-based behavioral interventions such as behavioral activation motivational interviewing brief CBT and parent skills training.
- Supporting psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers focusing on treatment adherence monitoring side effects and effectiveness of treatment.
- Proactively communicating with patients families primary care providers and the consulting child psychiatrist to deliver effective efficient and patient-centered care.
- Facilitating connections to specialty mental health or substance use services when patients are in need of higher levels of care.
- Supporting the departments educational and workforce development mission by providing supervision and learning opportunities for trainees in mental health fields.
Qualifications
- Masters degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling from an accredited institution of higher education including an internship meeting professional standards.
- Must be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services on an inpatient outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months
Required Licensure/Certifications
- Licensed or license-eligible as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC).
Employment Type
Full-Time
