Salem Clinic P C·Keizer, Oregon
The Behavioral Health Consultant integrates mental health care within a primary care setting, providing direct patient care and coordinating with medical providers. Key duties include screening for mental health disorders, delivering brief evidence-based interventions, and monitoring treatment outcomes.
Make a real difference in a role where your work truly matters. As a Behavioral Health Consultant at Salem Clinic, you’ll connect medical and mental health care, helping patients take meaningful steps toward healthier lives. You’ll grow your skills, collaborate with a supportive team, and enjoy the stability and benefits of a trusted, patient-focused clinic.
Full-time opening working at the following locations: Salem Clinic South | 2531 Boone Rd Se Salem, OR 97306
Salem Clinic Inland Shores | 5900 Inland Shores Way N Keizer, OR 97303
The Behavioral Health Consultant is a core member of the collaborative care team, including the patient’s medical provider, mental health consultants, as well as the larger primary care team, and the Comprehensive Care Coordination Department. The Behavioral Health Consultant is responsible for providing direct patient care, supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of referred patients with the patient’s medical provider, and when appropriate, mental health providers.
• Two years of professional LCSW experience, preferably in an ambulatory care setting.
Closely coordinate care with the patient’s primary care provider (PCP) and, when appropriate, other mental health providers. The position is an extension of the PCP’s care and coordination of their patient’s health care needs.
Support the mental and physical health care of assigned and referred patients.
Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.
Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and the available treatment options.
Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
Participate in consultations with mental health consultants and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider.
Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
Support mental health medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
Facilitate outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments (e.g. problem-solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated.
Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes in the EHR. Document in-person and telephone encounters in the EHR.
Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in EHR and other required systems so as to be shared with medical providers, mental health consultants, and other treating providers.
Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and mental health consultants and who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care.
Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of the organization (e.g., social services such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance abuse treatment).
Develop and complete relapse prevention self-management plan with patients who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be discharged from the caseload.
Provides regular feedback and updates to the primary care team on treatment findings and progress through written and verbal communication.
Our mission at Salem Clinic is to improve the health of those we serve in a spirit of compassion and respect.
Full-time, M-F, 7: 30a-4:30p 40 hours/week
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Preferred qualifications include two years of professional experience, ideally within an ambulatory care environment.
Market context
In Oregon, behavioral-health peer support roles often see steady demand in community mental health, recovery, and crisis support settings. These positions are competitive because employers look for lived recovery experience, certification eligibility, and practical requirements like a valid Oregon driver’s license and background clearance. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm your certification path and gather documentation before applying.
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