Locations hiring: South Bend, IN, East Chicago, IN and Mishawaka, IN

Amazing Benefits Include:

• BONUS AVAILABLE
• 4 weeks of PTO Available Day 1
• Retirement Planning
• Full Benefits
• Competitive Pay Based on Experience

As a Behavioral Health Specialist, you will advocate and help assigned patients gain access to resources while confronting their medical and behavioral issues, provide patients with recommendations and behavioral interventions.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains a presence and active communication to the Primary Care Providers (PCPs) during clinic operating hours.
• Available for brief interventions by being in the clinic.
• Available for same day and scheduled initial interventions with patients.
• Performs brief, limited follow-up visits for selected patients. Whenever possible, refers patients to appropriate community mental health sites.
• May provide occasional intensive case management and traditional medical social work services such as referral management and coordination, acquiring durable medical goods, and patient advocacy.
• Provides a range of services including screening for common conditions, assessments, and interventions related to chronic disease management programs.
• Conducts risk assessments, as indicated.
• Assists in the development of clinical pathway programs, group medical appointments, classes, and behavior focused practice protocols.
• Provides brief behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions for patients and families
• Triages patients with severe or high-risk behavioral problems to comprehensive behavioral health service (CBHS) or other community resources for specialty mental health (MH) services consistent with Step-up/Step-down criteria.
• Facilitates and oversees referrals to specialty MH/Substance Abuse (SA) services, and when appropriate, support a smooth transition from specialty MH/SA services to primary care.
• Educates PCPs in the basic principles of brief behavioral interventions, evidence-based therapy and cognitive behavioral interventions and reinforce their use in the medical visit.
• Provides assistance in capturing program evaluation and fidelity measures.
• Will be expected to see between 10-12 patients per day, in-brief (15 minute) interventions. May also provide 30-minute therapy sessions.

Education/Training

• Master’s degree in Social Work
• Active LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT licensure in the state of Indiana
• PH. D and APA certification (not required but highly preferred)

Experience

• 1-2 years’ experience of post-degree clinical experience
• Additional primary-care experience (not required but highly preferred)

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Do you have active LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT licensure in the state of Indiana?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Behavioral health: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Mishawaka, IN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person