Description

Job Type: Full-time - Springfield, Missouri

Full Time, 36 hour/week with full benefits!

 The Behavioral Health Consultant will provide brief, targeted interventions for 8-12 patients per day who are struggling with substance use disorder as well as co-occurring mental health disorders.

1. Screen & evaluate individuals for mental health and substance abuse disorders while working to connect them to the appropriate level of care.
2.  Brief interventions for individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorder problems including brief solution focused interventions, assisting patients in identifying triggers, relapse prevention planning, and long term recovery planning.
3. Conduct group sessions focused on maintaining recovery from substance use disorder.
4.  Behavioral support to assist individuals in improving health status and managing chronic illness.
5.  Meet regularly with the primary care and substance use disorder medical provider to plan care and discuss cases.
6.  Support primary care physicians/teams in identifying and behaviorally intervening with patients who could benefit from behavioral health needs within the primary care practice.
7.  Provide front line interventions with first looking to manage behavioral health needs within the primary care practice.
8.  Focus on managing a population of patients versus specialty care.
9.  Identification of problem behavior(s), discussion of impact and decisions regarding care.
10.  Develop specific and goal directed interventions with the use of monitoring forms, behavioral “prescription” and using multiple interventions simultaneously.
11.  Provide educational materials, handout, and use teach back strategies tailored to patient’s specific issue.
12. Provide clear and concise feedback to Primary Care Provider, describe action plan and establish plan for follow up.
13. Promotes effective working relations and work effectively as part of a team to facilitate the Clinic’s ability to meet its goals and objectives.
14.  Attains all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the Clinic’s overall mission.
15.  Responsibly follows the Clinic Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.
16.  Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
17. All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling.
• · 2 years of experience in a clinical setting.
• · Current LCSW or LPC.