Behavioral Health Therapist

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ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Accepts referrals from care team regarding patients’ behavioral health needs. Responds in a timely manner and in a form of communication that is collaborative and reaches the care team effectively. Provides and documents referrals as needed to appropriate providers/resources both within and outside GLBHC.
  • Integrated (10%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (10%)
  • Traditional (10%)
  • Children/Adolescent (10%)
  • Mixed (10%)
  • MIHP (10%)
• Provides comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, consultation, and interventions for behavioral health, and/or substance use needs, and/or social determinates of health needs. When assessment indicates, recommends referral to a different specialty provider, other member of the care team, and/or consultation. Provides counseling/behavioral health services to patients on an individual, couples, family, and/or group basis.
  • Integrated (30%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (30%)
  • Traditional (25%)
  • Children/Adolescent (30%)
  • Mixed (30%)
  • MIHP (30%)
• Assists the care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic conditions (mental and physical).
  • Integrated (15%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (5%)
  • Traditional (10%)
  • Children/Adolescent (5%)
  • Mixed (15%)
  • MIHP (5%)
• Consults and collaborates with patient and care team regarding the recommended behavioral health intervention(s). Through a consultative and collaborative relationship, communicates the behavioral health intervention(s) as a recommendation to the patient and care team.
  • Integrated (10%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (20%)
  • Traditional (15%)
  • Children/Adolescent (20%)
  • Mixed (10%)
  • MIHP (20%)
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration. If needed and/or required use available screening tools, psychological stressors assessment and diagnostic codes in conducting initial screening to determine level of risk and/or determine if referral to another agency is needed.
  • Integrated (10%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (10%)
  • Traditional (10%)
  • Children/Adolescent (10%)
  • Mixed (10%)
  • MIHP (10%)
• Meets standards for quality and utilization and follows GLBHC policies, procedures, and expectations.
  • Integrated (5%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (5%)
  • Traditional (5%)
  • Children/Adolescent (5%)
  • Mixed (5%)
  • MIHP (5%)
• Maintain pertinent, accurate, and timely documentation.
  • Integrated (5%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (5%)
  • Traditional (10%)
  • Children/Adolescent (5%)
  • Mixed (5%)
  • MIHP (5%)
• Assist in monitoring the behavioral health needs at assigned site and make recommendations to immediate supervisor identifying gaps or potential opportunity for improvement.
  • Integrated (5%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (5%)
  • Traditional (5%)
  • Children/Adolescent (5%)
  • Mixed (5%)
  • MIHP (5%)
• Attends and actively participates in huddles, staff meetings, case conferences and meetings that support GLBHC behavioral health care models to provide comprehensive care for patients.
  • Integrated (5%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (5%)
  • Traditional (5%)
  • Children/Adolescent (5%)
  • Mixed (5%)
  • MIHP (5%)
• Displays a positive and professional attitude, interacts well with colleagues and leadership, and approaches their job with enthusiasm and passion for serving GLBHC patients.
  • Integrated (5%)
  • Substance Use Disorder (5%)
  • Traditional (5%)
  • Children/Adolescent (5%)
  • Mixed (5%)
  • MIHP (5%)

Note:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for the job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

MARGINAL JOB DUTIES

• Other duties as assigned.
• Provides regular supervision to school-based therapists.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree in social work or counseling from an accredited graduate school. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Required.
• Licensure:
  Licensed as a Licensed or Limited Licensed Master’s Social Worker or Licensed Professional…