What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Advocate position at Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association?
Role Summary
The position involves conducting behavioral health screenings, managing enrollment and care linkage for justice-involved populations, and assessing safety risks to provide crisis intervention. Responsibilities include delivering short-term clinical case management, reviewing behavioral health histories, advocating within the behavioral health system, and engaging clients through motivational interviewing techniques. The role also requires collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical consultations to probation and community treatment providers, and maintaining accurate documentation in electronic health records while adhering to HIPAA regulations.
Qualifications & Skills
The position involves conducting behavioral health screenings, managing enrollment and care linkage for justice-involved populations, and assessing safety risks to provide crisis intervention. Responsibilities include delivering short-term clinical case management, reviewing behavioral health histories, advocating within the behavioral health system, and engaging clients through motivational interviewing techniques. The role also requires collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical consultations to probation and community treatment providers, and maintaining accurate documentation in electronic health records while adhering to HIPAA regulations.
Qualifications & Skills
- Registered psychiatric nurse or California-licensed master's-level mental health professional.
- Over 3 years of clinical care experience, emphasizing assessment, case management, and crisis intervention.
- Community behavioral health experience required.
- Knowledge of local care systems preferred.
- Proficiency with electronic health records and technology systems.
- Strong communication, advocacy, and crisis management skills.