Behavioral Health Consultant (Pediatric) - LISW or LPCC- Mason and West Chester

Full Time Pediatric LISW or LPCC

TriHealth is actively recruiting for a LISW or LPCC to work with our West Chester and Mason Pediatric teams.

Job Description

• Serve as part of the ambulatory treatment team providing direct behavioral health services to patients and families.
• Duties may include consultation, assessment, individual/family/group counseling/psychotherapy, education, prevention, medical exam room-based intervention, referral, and service coordination with other community agencies and programs.
• Assist with program development and evaluation as directed.
• Perform other clinical, administrative, educational, and/or research duties (commensurate with training and ethical scope of practice) as needed and directed.
• Provide behavioral health services including assessment and evidence-based treatment in an ambulatory care setting.
• Conduct clinical interviews, administer and score standardized assessment tools, and provide clinical diagnosis of behavioral health conditions.
• Familiarity with evidence-based interventions such as motivational interviewing, problem-focused therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
• Assist patients in developing skills to facilitate disease self-management: improved coping, distress tolerance, stress reduction, and relaxation, as indicated.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with the primary care provider, ambulatory practice team, behavioral health team members, patients, and families.
• Provide behavioral health education to staff, patients, and families in individual and group settings.
• Work collaboratively with community mental health providers and community support services to develop, provide, and support a continuum of care for patients.
• Work collaboratively with the primary care team to provide referral, case management, and follow-up services for patients with behavioral health needs.
• Engage patients, initiate referrals, address barriers to care, and follow up.
• Provide accurate and timely documentation in Epic, Agility, or other authorized electronic health records to support the identification and treatment of patients' psychosocial and/or behavioral health needs.
• Assist in capturing program evaluation and fidelity measures as directed.
• Participate in monitoring the behavioral health program and identifying areas for improvement.
• Participate in meetings and quality improvement activities, continuing education, community education, and serve as a member of committees or related activities as directed by the supervisor.
• May provide supervisory support to other team members which may include professional guidance, assessment of supervisee's performance, approval of intervention and implementation plans.

Requirements

• Master's Degree.
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Professional Clinical Consultant (LPCC).
• Generalist knowledge of a wide variety of behavioral health conditions and evidence-based treatment modalities to serve diverse groups of patients across the lifespan.
• Must be able to work in a team-based integrated brief treatment model.
• Up to 1 year experience as a Professional Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Consultant.

Working Conditions

• Climbing - Occasionally
• Concentrating - Consistently
• Continuous Learning - Consistently
• Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
• Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
• Kneeling - Rarely
• Lifting 50+ lbs - Rarely
• Lifting 11-50 lbs - Rarely
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Reading - Consistently
• Sitting - Frequently
• Standing - Frequently
• Stooping - Occasionally
• Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
• Use of Hands - Frequently
• Color Vision - Consistently
• Walking - Consistently

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus.

TriHealth SERVE Standards

At TriHealth, we believe there is no responsibility more important than to serve our patients, our communities, and our fellow team members. To achieve our vision and mission, all TriHealth team members are expected to demonstrate and live the following:

• Serve: Always welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello."

• Excel: Always recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met.

• Respect: Always respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.

• Value: Always value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared, and actively participating.

• Engage: Always acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.