Behavioral Health Specialist; Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Department of Child Adolescent Psychiatry is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to provide services at East Baltimore Medical Center as part of the High Five for Prenatal to Five collaborative early learning hub project. High Five for Prenatal to Five is a multi-site project focused on improving health equity through the provision of early childhood development support within the context of pediatric primary care.

East Baltimore Medical Center is a federally qualified health center located in East Baltimore.

• Participate in Healthy Steps training (Virtual Healthy Steps Institute).
• Participate in Chicago Parent Program training.
• Participate in Mothers and Babies training.
• Participate in regularly scheduled reflective supervision meetings.
• Participate in regularly scheduled longitudinal case-based learning sessions through the KKI-NECT Project ECHO model.

• Promote Healthy Steps within the practice to families and providers.
• Support the practice in implementation of screening for social, emotional, behavioral and developmental concerns and family needs for families, 0-5 years old.
• Conduct appointments before, during, or following the primary care provider visits that are focused on monitoring development, social-emotional functioning, and relational health, and providing anticipatory guidance.
• Conduct consultations on a short-term basis for child/family needs regarding social, emotional, developmental and/or behavioral concerns (e.g., sleep issues, positive parenting, picky eating, tantrums).
• Maintain a child development support line and respond to call requests within the designated response time.
• Provide brief developmental and mental health interventions using established evidence-based interventions.
• Facilitate parent/caregiver groups using the Chicago Parent Program and Mothers and Babies curriculums.

• Serve as an active member of the High Five for P-5 Implementation Team and attend regular team meetings.
• Work with administrative staff to ensure appropriate scheduling of the Behavioral Health Specialist's time in coordination with provider visits.
• Engage in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives to ensure the Healthy Steps model is delivered with fidelity.
• Collaborate with the High Five for P-5 team to implement all core components of the Healthy Steps model, Chicago Parent Program and Mothers and Babies interventions including universal screenings, making positive parenting and early learning guidance information available, and adjusting workflows for optimal efficiency.
• Maintain open communication with all members of the primary care team (providers, nurses, social workers, etc.)
• Work closely with pediatric primary providers around care coordination, goal setting, coaching, and education about key aspects of a child's development.
• Provide consultation and/or facilitate training to medical professionals and all practice staff regarding early childhood development, early relational health, infant early childhood mental health, and trauma-informed practice.
• Participate in occasional trainings for the residents on the Healthy Steps model and early child development and socio-emotional health.

• Create and maintain community resource directory/database.
• Provide referrals and track follow-up, as appropriate, to help families make successful connections to key resources within the community.
• Reach out to community providers within first 6 months in position to share about Healthy Steps, their role, and receive information to support referrals, warm handoffs, and ensure appropriate referral criteria is met.
• Participate (when appropriate) in community-wide early childhood and/or mental health meetings.
• Participate (when appropriate) in Project Advisory Board meetings.

• Document all patient clinical activity and care coordination in the clinic's electronic health record.
• Track all clinical activities completed using the High Five for P-5 project's REDCap database within a timely fashion.
• Collaborate with the High Five for P-5…