Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Galileo
Syracuse, NY
About the Job
About Us
Galileo is a team-based medical practice working to improve the quality and affordability of health care for all. Operating across 50 states, Galileo offers high-touch, data-driven, multi-specialty, longitudinal care to diverse and complex patients—on the phone, in the home, and everywhere in between. Regional and national health plans, employers, and Fortune 500 organizations trust Galileo as the leading solution to improve population health. Founded by Dr. Tom X. Lee, the healthcare pioneer behind One Medical and Epocrates, Galileo is a team of leading innovators from healthcare, technology, and human-centered design. Our mission is to apply that talent and scientific thinking to transform society by solving our largest, toughest healthcare problems, while at the same time bringing patient and provider closer.
About the Role
Reporting to Behavioral Health Leadership, the Licensed Mental Health Counselor is an important member of our collaborative care team. You'll work directly with patients as well as side by side with primary care providers and health advocates (HAs) crafting, facilitating, and maintaining care plans tailored to patients' needs and goals. The social worker will work closely with these teams to conduct care coordination and biopsychosocial assessments to identify barriers to seeking appropriate medical and behavioral health care. As a subject matter expert within the field of behavioral health, you will be the primary liaison with external organizations in the community to facilitate adherence to the care plan and will be responsible for educating patients/family caregivers on how to navigate the healthcare system.
Here's what you'll do:
- Consult directly with patients (sometimes virtually, sometimes in person in the community or in patients' homes), understanding who they are as people, identifying their social needs and matching them to relevant resources
- Collaborate closely with a team to craft personalized care plans in line with each patient's needs and goals
- Provide support and guidance to an interdisciplinary care team
- Conduct psychosocial evaluations (including mental status exams), translate clinical impressions to care plan goals, and provide crisis intervention provide short-term evidenced based therapy, as needed
- Identify and foster meaningful relationships with organizations in the community
Travel Requirements: This is primarily for field-based patient care and support for patients with 60% of the time spent in the field seeing patients in Syracuse, NY and surrounding counties. The rest of the time will be remote work. You will be required to commute to patient visits through personal transportation or with our team in our mobile unit.
Compensation: $60,000-$70,000
Benefits:
- Medical / Dental / Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account + match
- Company paid STD/LTD, AD&D, and Life insurance
- Paid Family Leave
- Paid Time Off
- 401K + match
About You
We look for passionate people who are invested in solving complex problems that impact millions of lives. You should be excited about fixing what's broken to improve care quality and health outcomes. We believe in a culture that fosters teamwork, excellence, and sound decision-making. A culture that is based on mutual respect and trust. We appreciate individuals who are open and honest about what they're looking for so we can ensure it's a fit on both sides.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following or equivalent experience:
- Active license to practice as Licensed Mental Health Counselor
- 1 to 3 years post-master's experience working with the behavioral health population/within a behavioral health or integrated primary care setting, has conducted community-based work or field-based care
- Able to asses for and intervene with SMI and SUDs
- Experience conducting psychosocial assessments and creating plans of care
How We Hire
Galileo Health is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
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