Job Summary

Provide behavioral health consultation to children, adolescents, adults and families in order to improve psychosocial functioning. 

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients. 
2. Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals. 
3. Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions. 
4. Actively participate in meetings that support Sterling Health Solutions, Inc.’s integrated health care model to provide comprehensive care for clients. 
5. Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration. 
6. Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease. 
7. Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders. 
8. Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques. 
9. Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient service and making recommendations for improvement. 
10. Perform other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required

• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions 
• Ability to work through brief patient contacts as well as to make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions 
• Should be comfortable with the pace of primary care, working with an interdisciplinary team, and have strong communication skills 
• Good knowledge of psycho-pharmacology 
• Ability to design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of selected chronic conditions 

Credentials and Experience

Required

• Masters Degree in Behavioral Health, Social Work, Counseling, or other related field required. 
• Licensed in the State of Kentucky as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required. 

Credentials and Experience

Preferred

•  Spanish as a first or second language preferred 

Special Requirements

Requires sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Requires frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to work with a moderate noise level in the work environment is required.