Behavioral Health Clinician

Overview

The behavioral health clinician (BHC) is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with behavioral health issues by providing therapeutic services. The setting will primarily be outpatient with some potential for offering support on the inpatient service at Family Health West Hospital. The BHC will work in coordination with Family Health West’s psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner to support clients of all ages with behavioral health issues.

Services will primarily be office-based with some potential for telehealth services to serve clients at remote locations. Key responsibilities include developing treatment plans, providing individual, group, and relational therapy, conducting crisis assessment and intervention, and documenting client progress. Collaboration with other healthcare professionals, family members, and community agencies to provide comprehensive care for clients is essential.

The best candidates for this position are grounded in an evidence-based therapeutic model, flexible with regards to treatment planning to meet client needs, and open to collaboration and communication with other professionals involved in clients’ care. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with children and adolescents and/or older adults.

• Reliable and punctual attendance is essential; expected to be at job as scheduled each day.
• Conduct intake and crisis assessments to evaluate a client's mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs.
• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, community agencies, medical providers, school staff, and other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
• Develop and implement individualized and culturally informed treatment plans based on holistic assessments.
• Measure clients’ progress towards therapeutic goals and adjust intervention strategies as needed.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based and culturally informed strategies.
• Offer immediate support and intervention for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises.
• Coordinate services for clients, connect them with community resources, and provide ongoing therapeutic support.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation, including assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, and billing codes.
• Return calls and messages promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary).
• Teach clients and their families about behavioral health conditions and recovery strategies.
• Adhere to relevant laws, policies, and ethical standards related to behavioral health services.
• Provide education and consultation on behavioral health topics to other departments at FHW as requested.
• Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies (funders, insurance companies, etc.) as required.
• Participate in meetings, quality improvement activities, and committees as requested.
• Other job related duties as assigned.