Behavioral Health Consultant - LMSW, LCSW, LPC or LCPC - Burley Clinic

SUMMARY

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is part of the Primary Care Behavioral Health collaborative framework for an integrated team-based process at our outpatient medical clinics. The BHC provides brief behavioral health interventions for patients with chronic illness whose emotional and/or behavioral issues negatively impact their disease management. The BHC’s role is to support the ongoing behavioral health interventions of the primary care provider and focus on resolving problems within the primary care service context.

The referring primary care provider remains the overall care manager.

Full-time

This position provides screening, triage, case management, and clinical intervention services to individuals receiving care in primary care clinics. The BHC will provide consultation and assist providers on the management of behavioral concerns in primary care, and assist in providing clinical BH triaging and managing emergent referrals.

Master’s in Counseling, Social Work, or an equivalent field. Current State of Idaho Master of Social Worker or Professional Counselor license in good standing required, or license eligible.

$27.40 - $35.82 DOE. Quarterly bonus and longevity bonus also available.

• Comfortable working with variety of individuals with co‑morbid conditions; able to work in an interdisciplinary team; and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to read, write, and speak the English language.
• Able to work with clients with limited English proficiency, including interpretation services when needed.
• Able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Able to organize work, take initiative and problem solve.
• Able to exchange information and communicate with the patient, any available family member, other FHS medical providers, and community agencies.
• Able to interpret facts and advise.
• Familiar with St. Luke’s Health System location and the locations of relevant service providers.
• Able to work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset and sometimes hostile clients.
• Able to use computers proficiently; electronic charting and telehealth visits will be required.
• Able to move frequently and quickly throughout the workday.
• Able to cope with interruptions, be flexible and be a team player.
• Possess sight/hearing senses, or uses prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Functions independently and has flexibility for changes that come up during the work day.
• In good general physical health and demonstrates emotional stability.
• Able to cope with mental and emotional stress of the position.

• Serves as a core member of the health care team within primary care clinics.
• Provide brief clinical intervention to a caseload of primary care patients per established standards and guidelines.
• Job functions include engagement and relationship building, assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, interdisciplinary coordination, coordinating discharge plans, and monitoring referrals. BHCs also assist with resource location and advocating for benefits.
• Provide brief interventions for primary care patients who would benefit from behavior change to address their health needs. Interventions include but are not limited to motivational enhancement counseling, Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, adjustment to illness, treatment adherence issues, behavior modifications, stress management, and psycho‑education.
• Provide brief intervention therapy for patients who are not in need of longer‑term mental health services or are waiting to get into longer‑term MH services and could…