Behavioral Health Director

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Full-time position working in a multi-disciplinary Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing clinical coordination of behavioral health services in collaboration with mental health therapists, psychologists, and medical providers s position requires the application of clinical training to triage requests for services while providing administrative support to the department.

• Manages incoming requests for behavioral health services and prioritizes (triages) appointments using a brief assessment format over the telephone or in person.
• Makes treatment recommendations and referrals to services in the community.
• Assigns mental health provider to each patient depending on needs of patient.
• Assists mental health provider by obtaining diagnostic assessments, processing and helping to complete an intake/screening before assignment to therapist.
• Assists psychiatric provider by reviewing requests for services, scheduling appointments, and providing general communication to patients requesting refills or medication questions.
• Makes referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed.
• Provides brief therapeutic interventions as necessary.
• Provides crisis intervention and referral for psychiatric hospitalization.
• Provides appropriate patient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in accordance with acceptable Standards of Care.
• Establishes treatment plans for each patient.
• Communicates with patients and families to obtain personal and social information pertinent to development of adjustment difficulty.
• Prepares and maintains documentation, records and reports in accordance with clinic, state, and rules and regulations on the Electronic Health Record.
• Works in collaboration/consultation with multi-disciplinary team to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans within and externally to the clinic.
• Participates in team meetings within the behavioral health department.
• Completes other duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor consistent with responsibilities of the position.

Receives assignments and organizational requests regarding day-to-day responsibilities from the Chief Operations Officer (primary supervisor).

Receives requests and assignments from the psychiatric provider regarding patient care needs.

Knowledge:
Extensive knowledge of the etiology of serious mental illness, developmental, and substance abuse disorders and their treatment by a variety of appropriate therapeutic interventions; risk assessment and crisis intervention; and knowledge of community resources.

• Licensed as an LCSW by the state of North Carolina.
• CPR/BLS certification or ability to take and pass a course.
• Preferred experience in practicum or…