LICSW/LMHC/Equivalent

Role and Responsibilities

• Interest in participating in an innovative, collaborative, integrated primary care and behavioral health model. The ability to be creative and develop relationships with community and clinic providers to support and grow the program. Create your own autonomy while working as a team to support each other and patients.
• Works collectively with primary care providers and other members of the care continuum to ensure patients have the support they need. Consults with providers in real time to assist patients with psychosocial issues. This is frequently done as a “warm hand off.”
• Assists the primary care provider in recognizing, treating, and managing mental health and psychosocial issues and acts as a contributing member to the team.
• Triages both scheduled and immediate referrals from the medical teams to evaluate needs for short, long, or acute intervention.
• Demonstrates competence in brief assessment, crisis management, triage, diagnosis, as well as co-occurring disorders.
• Promotes and maintains health by providing direct and indirect patient care appropriate to their training, experience and skills.
• According to evidenced-based practice, evaluates and treats patients of all ages within their scope of practice.
• Advises caregivers and patients of treatment options and incorporates caregivers and patient input into treatment plan.
• Provide individual and/or group therapy in accordance to clinician developed care plan.
• Utilizes Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in concordance with HIPPA and other compliance requirements.
• Participate in meetings as related to care coordination, case consult, and department needs.