Job Details

• Receive consultations and warm hand-offs (WHO’s) from clinic staff when participants are identified to have a behavioral health concern. 
• Provide training and skill-building to clinic staff on the symptoms of behavioral health conditions and screenings used to identify them. 
• Work collaboratively with other clinic providers to support participant improvement. 
• Understand and apply state and federal confidentiality regulations with regard to clients’ records and correspondence. 
• Participate in clinic operations, Behavioral Health Department meetings, IBH team meetings, division-wide and organization-wide meetings and/or committees assigned. 

• Provide brief episodes of care for primary care participants identified to have behavioral health concerns, which includes screening and functional assessments, short-term individual and family interventions using CBT and solution-focused modalities, crisis management. 
• Serve as a triage system to identify participants needing a higher level of care and provide linkage to those services. 
• Implement SBIRT protocols by screening, providing brief interventions, and referrals to treatment for participants with substance use concerns. 
• Accept cultural diversity and integrate the participant’s/family’s values and culture into interventions. 
• Complete consent forms, explain worker’s role, and review participant rights and responsibilities, including confidentiality and mandated reporting. 

• Document all contacts, referrals and other necessary information in the participant’s chart. 
• Maintain participant records that are accurate, comprehensive and adhere to documentation policies 
• Complete documentation and billing needs in a timely manner (within 48 hours). 
• Maintain monthly statistics and provide reports as needed to the Behavioral Health Department 

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field 
• An entry-level license (LGSW, LMSW, or LGPC) to practice psychotherapy under the supervision of an independently licensed provider in the District of Columbia or Maryland (depending on job site). 
• Experience practicing in an integrated health environment and/or experience in working with immigrant or low-income populations is desirable.

• Working knowledge of Windows and Word; knowledge of patient confidentiality issues and HIPAA compliance/regulation are essential.

• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental & vision insurance, plus retirement options
• 25 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, in addition to 10 paid holidays, plus 5 educational days to attend training and conferences
• $2000/year tuition reimbursement to attend training and conferences
• WMATA metro/bus subsidy