Behavioral Health Specialist

Oak Street Health seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT) to provide integrated mental health services within a primary care setting for Medicare adults in underserved communities. Responsibilities include biopsychosocial assessments, brief evidence-based therapy, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and coordination with primary care providers and care teams. The specialist will track outcomes, document in the EHR, support care transitions, and provide psychoeducation.

This role thrives in a patient-centered, inclusive, and collaborative culture with opportunities for professional growth and community impact.

• Provide biopsychosocial assessments and diagnostic evaluations for adult patients
• Deliver brief, evidence-based individual and group therapy
• Offer crisis intervention and safety planning as needed
• Develop and update person-centered treatment plans
• Collaborate with primary care providers and interdisciplinary care teams
• Coordinate referrals to community and specialty behavioral health resources
• Document all encounters accurately in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Monitor clinical outcomes and adjust interventions based on data
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, families, and staff
• Participate in team huddles, case conferences, and quality improvement efforts
• Diagnostic assessment and clinical formulation
• Evidence-based psychotherapies (e.g., CBT, MI, brief therapy)
• Crisis assessment and intervention
• Care coordination and interdisciplinary teamwork
• Behavioral health treatment planning
• Electronic health record (EHR) documentation
• Knowledge of community mental health resources
• Risk assessment and safety planning
• Outcome measurement and quality improvement
• Cultural competence working with diverse, underserved populations

• Active LCSW, LPC, or LMFT license in state of practice
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage & Family Therapy
• Experience in integrated or primary care behavioral health preferred
• Training in evidence-based therapies (e.g., CBT, MI)
• Familiarity with Medicare population and chronic disease management

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k