Clinical Behavioral Health Care Specialist

• Serve as a licensed behavioral health clinician advancing behavioral health integration in primary care using the Collaborative Care Model
• Provide evidence-based behavioral health interventions and psychoeducation
• Assess and systematically collect and track patient behavioral health data in a patient registry
• Work with the care team to develop patient plans of care
• Participate in in-person or virtual huddles discussing shared patients
• Use data and registries to meet care coordination needs across settings with patients, families, and other care providers
• Develop and maintain knowledge of community resources and managed care review processes
• Manage behavioral health care for individual patients with responsibility and accountability
• Document histories, assessments, and interventions accurately and timely in the electronic medical record
• Identify patient and family learning needs and provide adapted education using the teach‑back method
• Attend team meetings and case conferences to present and discuss patient disposition and outcomes data
• Coordinate care across inpatient, outpatient, home, skilled nursing facility, and school settings
• Assist with urgent and emergent patient care situations
• Assist with management of patients with chronic conditions, acute care episodes, and behavioral health challenges while promoting prevention and wellness
• Provide safe, ethical, patient- and family-centered, culturally congruent, evidence-based care
• Perform other related duties within scope, education, and training

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• Licensure in social work (LCSW or LMSW) or mental health counseling (LMHC)
• Experience working with individuals and families affected by mental illness
• Experience providing evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches
• Ability to thrive within a complex medical system
• Working understanding of the healthcare system
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to serve as a mentor and resource to others

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in providing evidence-based behavioral health interventions and psychoeducation while effectively coordinating care across various settings. Holds licensure in social work or mental health counseling and possesses strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician
• Evidence-Based Psychotherapeutic Approaches
• Patient Care Coordination
• Master's Degree
• LCSW or LMHC Licensure

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Behavioral Health Interventions
• Patient Data Assessment
• Electronic Medical Record Documentation
• Teach-Back Method
• Care Plan Development

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• Mentoring
• Team Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• LCSW
• LMSW
• LMHC

Industry Keywords

• Collaborative Care Model
• Behavioral Health Integration
• Managed Care Review Processes
• Patient Registry
• Culturally Congruent Care