Briya Public Charter School·District of Columbia
The Behavioral Health Consultant provides integrated behavioral health services, including triaging, brief interventions, and crisis management within a primary care setting. They collaborate with medical providers to improve participant functioning and support the clinic's understanding of behavioral health symptoms.
The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is a dynamic and flexible position responsible for administering Integrated Behavioral Health services for participants accessing care within the primary care setting. The BHC is the go-to behavioral health professional in the medical clinic who provides on-the-spot triaging for participants experiencing mental health concerns, as well as providing ongoing short episodes of care. These services include functional assessments, crisis management, and brief interventions using CBT and solution-focused modalities. The goal of these interventions is to improve the functioning of participants and/or reduce symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, pain, and other behavioral health or medical conditions, as well as support clinic providers understanding and skill of behavioral health symptoms.
$77,000 (Lgsw, lmsw, lgpc) or $80,000 (Lpc, licsw).
This position will report directly to the Senior Clinical Manager of Behavioral Health Integration. This position works on a day-to-day basis with Medical Providers, Operations, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) team members, Nursing, Nutrition, clinic Family Support Workers (FSW’s), and members of the Behavioral Health Department.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Receive consultations and warm hand-offs (WHO’s) from clinic staff when participants are identified to have a behavioral health concern.
Provide training and skill-building to clinic staff on the symptoms of behavioral health conditions and screenings used to identify them.
Work collaboratively with other clinic providers to support participant improvement.
Understand and apply state and federal confidentiality regulations with regard to clients’ records and correspondence.
Participate in clinic operations, Behavioral Health Department meetings, IBH team meetings, division-wide and organization-wide meetings and/or committees assigned.
Provide brief episodes of care for primary care participants identified to have behavioral health concerns, which includes: screening and functional assessments, short-term individual and family interventions using CBT and solution-focused modalities, crisis management.
Serve as a triage system to identify participants needing a higher level of care and provide linkage to those services.
Implement SBIRT protocols by screening, providing brief interventions, and referrals to treatment for participants with substance use concerns.
Accept cultural diversity and integrate the participant’s/family’s values and culture into interventions.
Complete consent forms, explain worker’s role, and review participant rights and responsibilities, including confidentiality and mandated reporting.
Document all contacts, referrals and other necessary information in the participant’s chart.
Maintain participant records that are accurate, comprehensive and adhere to documentation policies.
Complete documentation and billing needs in a timely manner (within 48 hours).
Maintain monthly statistics and provide reports as needed to the Behavioral Health Department.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Requirement – Ability to communicate effectively in English is required. Additional language proficiency or fluency in Spanish preferred.
Physical Demands – Regularly required to sit; frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear; must be able to lift objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
Work Environment – This is a hybrid virtual and in-person integrated position whose office will be co-located within the medical clinic and includes both moderate noise level and interruptions. May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity due to outside weather conditions.
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology and possess a valid license (independent or entry-level) to practice in DC or Maryland. Experience in integrated health environments or working with low-income and immigrant populations is highly desirable.
Market context
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