Mental Health Clinician

The role will provide specialty mental health counseling using evidenced based treatment modalities to

patients engaged within a primary care setting. Provide services including, but not limited to, assessment, treatment planning, long-term counseling, education, case management, advocacy, and follow-up.

• Provide mental health treatment to patients engaged in services within a primary care
• Coordinate with other staff members and treatment team in a primary care integrated model to assess, treat, and manage patients with mental health and co-occurring disorder concerns. Team members include primary care providers, MAT providers, Behavioral Health Consultants, CADC’s, RN’s, and other integrated primary care team members.
• Conduct clinical evaluation, including screening, assessment, and diagnosis of mental health disorders and co-occurring Disorders.
• Perform intake, evaluation, orientation, treatment planning, and counseling while documenting within Epic EHR system.
• Refer clients to support groups to assist with mental health support and maintenance if
• Outreach to patients missing services based on guidelines / reports from patient registry or other

• Teach patients coping mechanisms to support mental health and recovery
• Meet with family members and provide guidance and support when
• Conduct individual, group, family, and/or couple’s
• Develop and facilitate groups and educational programs regarding mental
• Provide training and education to care team members to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of mental health concerns within primary care.
• May perform clinical supervisory responsibilities for team members in the Behavioral health department.

• Attend and participate in Quality Improvement
• Document accurately within EMR in a timely fashion per system
• Participate in continuing education to continually improve skills and abilities and stay abreast of current technologies/practices and keep licensures up to date.
• Ensure compliance with legal issues including but not limited to client confidentiality and risk management; ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Attend meetings, team huddles and assigned
• Address in a timely manner, correspondence which includes but is not limited to Outlook, EHR encounters, in-basket, etc.
• Utilize resources to remain informed of organizational communication (i.e. Mosaic Share, organization newsletter, etc.)
• Comply with all policies, procedures, guidelines, and
• Perform safe work practices to protect the health and safety of employees and patients per OSHA
• Protect individually identifiable health information per HIPAA
• Proper and timely documentation in EMR, when
• Complete all required compliance training within the established
• Utilize the incident reporting system as needed

Work Experience: Two years of experience delivering mental health to medically underserved populations preferred

Education, certification, and licensure: Master's degree in a human services field (e.g., LCSW, LPC, LMFT) or doctorateinpsychology(PhD/PsyD) andactive

Oregonlicensurerequired.

Skills & Knowledge: Has the competencies necessary to:
Identify precipitating events;
Gather histories of mental, emotional and physical disabilities, alcohol and drug use, and past mental health services;
Assess family, social and work relationships;
Conduct a mental status assessment;
Document a multiaxial DSM diagnosis;
Write and implement or supervise implementation of a treatment plan;
Conduct and document a mental health assessment;
Provide mental health treatment and rehabilitative services within ones scope of practice;
Experience working with adult populations with addictions and complex issues. Execute evidence-based brief interventions. Be knowledgeable of local…