SUMMARY:

The Behavioral Health Provider for School Based Services provides services in a school setting. School-based services are provided under a grant through the Mat-Su Health Foundation. SCHC provides school-based services to nine participating schools: Willow Elementary, Wasilla Middle School, Teeland Middle School, Sutton Elementary, Sherrod Elementary, Redington Jr./Sr. High, Dena’ina Elementary, Talkeetna Elementary, and Susitna-Valley Jr./Sr. High. The Provider is responsible for ensuring effective care and treatment for students with behavioral health disorders and/or counseling in a school setting at participating schools. The Provider works directly alongside school staff, including principals, teachers, and aides. Key roles include assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and providing counseling services to students with a variety of mental health and substance use disorders.

SchoolBasedMentalHealthServices

• Assesses and diagnoses mental health and substance use disorders using DSM-V and ICD-10 criteria, via evidence-based screening tools and biopsychosocial interviews
• Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions appropriate to a school setting to children and groups within the Provider’s scope of practice, education, and experience
• Develops individualized treatment plans that are consistent with the student’s goals and are modified as needed based on the student’s progress and response to treatment
• Utilizes an electronic health record for timely and accurate documentation of services rendered

CoordinationofCare

• Coordinates formally and informally with all members of the care team, including school staff, medical and psychiatric providers, and behavioral health care managers, to support accurate diagnosis and effective treatment
• Makes appropriate referrals, including those to internal and external behavioral health services, and to community resources to ensure basic needs are met and reduce barriers to treatment goals

QualityAssurance/QualityImprovement

• Participates in regular peer reviews to ensure appropriate provision and documentation of services
• Contributes to continuous quality improvement and risk management activities, and acts as an educational resource to staff in the areas of substance use and mental health
• Participates in required and self-directed training to develop and enhance clinical skills
• Complies with SCHC’s policies and procedures
• Provide charting documentation for services rendered on the appropriate electronic forms, and to do so per State of Alaska regulations, which must occur within 72 hours of providing service.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.