Behavioral Health Clinician - Mc

Overview

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN - MC3

The general supervision of the Behavioral Health Consultant/Clinician is provided by the DWIHN Outpatient Clinic Services Director or designee. The Michigan Child Collaborative Care Program (MC3) and Behavioral Health Consultant Project provides behavioral health consultation for local primary care providers with MC3 child(ren), adolescent(s) and prenatal psychiatrists. The DWIHN Outpatient Clinic provides local oversight, in collaboration with MC3 program, of the Behavioral Health Consultant as they implement MC3 in Wayne County as well as work in concert with other regional Behavioral Health Consultants.

• Facilitates consultation between Provider and MC3 consulting specialists.
  • Provides first-line, phone coverage to enrolled providers and in MC3 designated catchment area and provides back-up coverage for other MC3 regions when needed.
  • Assists in triaging identified children, adolescents, and perinatal women with various psychiatric conditions to phone-based or telemedicine consultation with MC3 or local community-based services.
  • Facilitates individual and group consultation between providers and MC3 consulting specialists in healthcare and school settings.
  • Recruits new providers throughout the year.
  • Assists the provider and MC3 in the coordination of follow up activities.
  • Facilitates information sharing between providers and MC3 psychiatrists and local providers.
  • Facilitates telemedicine evaluations.
• Facilitates coordination of care for children, adolescents, and perinatal women.
  • Provides resource information within identified region for children, adolescents and perinatal women based on recommendations by the MC3 consulting psychiatrist. Coordination may include referrals for psychotherapy, school-based services, or other community-based services.
  • Champions regional resources and knowledge of local CMH agencies access and programs to provide accurate and validated resource recommendations to patients and providers.
• Provides behavioral consultation services in designated sites (for sites with embedded BHCs only).
  • Provides brief mental health assessments to assist with referrals to appropriate providers, as indicated.
  • Works with healthcare team on developing workflow for same-day and scheduled referrals to MC3 and follow-up on screening.
  • Provides brief interventions to children, adolescents and their families and/or perinatal women. Brief interventions may include anticipatory guidance, psycho-education, motivational interviewing, information on services available to address identified concerns or other approaches as appropriate for age and disposition.
  • Participates in meetings with healthcare team to discuss children, adolescents and/or perinatal women who are served in the practice.
  • Completes face-to-face, virtual or phone-based follow-up with patient/family to help the providers monitor adherence to treatment and ensure linkage to resources.
  • Completes follow-up outcomes measures with patient/family to help monitor progress toward treatment goals.
  • Completes patient follow-up surveys post intervention.
  • Participates in panel reviews with consulting psychiatrist.
• Assists with data collection and project evaluation.
  • Collects evaluation data on children, adolescents, and perinatal women referred by providers as determined by MC3 guidelines.
  • Ensures data is entered into the secure web-based system according to MC3 standards.
  • Submits data on activity for MC3 statistical and funding reports.

• Knowledge of DWIHN policies, procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of the DWIHN provider network and community resources.
• Knowledge of the Michigan Mental Health Code.
• Knowledge of MDHHS policies, rules, regulations and procedures.
• Knowledge of Federal policies, rules, regulations and procedures as it relates to DWIHN.
• Knowledge of MHWIN Screener/Comprehensive Assessment.
• Knowledge of the clinical care process (screening, assessment, treatment planning, case management, and continuing care).
• Knowledge of and ability to use screening and assessment tools for behavioral health services.
• Knowledge of the continuum of care for all disability…