Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant; BHC

Job Title: Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC)

Job Category: Behavioral Health

Wage Classification: Salaried/Exempt

Location: Coos Bay

Position Type/Status: Full-time, benefitted

Travel: Minimal

Salary Range:

• $70,677–$84,880 DOE
• $76,724-$100,788 Licensed

Reports to: Mental Health Program Manager

Manages Direct Reports: No

HR Review & Approval: 4/28/25

Job Description:

WCHC is an integrated patient-centered primary care clinic serving a diverse population with a special emphasis on care for persons who experience barriers to accessing care. Waterfall’s mission is to promote access to quality integrated health services that meet the needs of individuals with barriers to care on the Southern Oregon Coast.

Under the supervision and mentorship of the Mental Health Program Manager, the Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) provides trauma-informed and evidence-based care within the Primary Care team. This position focuses on short-term counseling and consultation to meet the needs of patients with social, behavioral, and emotional factors that influence physical health.

As a member of the Primary Care team, Integrated BHCs provide a broad array of comprehensive behavioral services including but not limited to: conducting screenings, providing consultation and psychoeducation, making brief assessments and discussing interventions, providing referrals, contributing to care coordination with individuals, families, and groups across the lifespan.

• Adhere to the Waterfall Community Health Center’s (WCHC) mission while performing assigned duties. Demonstrate the core values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Compassion, Partnership, and Collaborative Communication.
• Abide by professional code of ethics and commit to fostering a strengths framework within the work environment.
• Provide trauma-informed and evidence-based counseling services within a Primary Care setting, including performing brief assessments and interventions, facilitating individual and group counseling, providing referrals, attending to social determinants of health, coordinating with community partners, and operating within a fully integrated provider care team.
• Keep accurate and timely records including comprehensive documentation of all patient interactions appropriately in accordance with clinic policies, procedures, and local, state, and federal guidelines.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and deal tactfully and patiently with patients, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Foster a supportive, trauma-informed, and growth centered approach with patients, staff, and the community.
• Build positive rapport with a diverse patient population including those with developmental conditions, psychiatric diagnoses, and patients using substances.
• Develop and implement treatment strategies with integrated measurable objectives and goals.
• Collaborate with the Psychiatric and Primary Care Providers in recognizing, treating, and managing mental health and psychosocial issues of patients and act as a contributing member of the primary care team.
• Participate in team meetings and daily huddles with members of the care team to review the care of complex patients, particularly those patients with whom behavioral health needs are contributing to long-term health conditions.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patient communications including phone calls, MyChart messages, Well App messages, and in-person regarding panel management, cue medication refills, pharmacy coordination, clinical questions, and routing as appropriate.
• Adapt and respond with communication strategies to stabilize, slow, or reduce the intensity of a potentially high-stress situation and deescalate patients who present in crisis.
• Maintain an unbiased, safe, and confidential environment for staff and patients while in the clinic including strict adherence to confidentiality as required by HIPAA standards.
• Support program goals to reduce cultural and socio-economic barriers between clients and institutions committed to working with marginalized and diverse community populations.
• Ability to receive…