Behavioral Health Consultant Relief (Social Worker) - Oregon Health & Science University

Department Overview:

The relief Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) position is a behavioral health clinician who operates as a core member of the integrated care team within Family Medicine.

 

This position involves a high degree of clinical complexity and requires advanced-level generalist skill in delivering evidence-based interventions targeted to improve health and wellbeing for a variety of patients across the lifespan. The BHC position serves as an advocate and champion for integrated behavioral health within the primary care setting.

 

We are committed to providing an open and equitable recruitment process with the goal of recognizing diverse lived experience that will contribute to the success of the organization and goals of this position. We are deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity and welcome applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values and accountability to these values helps us better serve our diverse community.

 

Pay Range: $40.30 - $55.35 per hour

Function/Duties of Position:

Direct Patient Services and Documentation

• Provide primary care behavioral health interventions including proactive patient identification (scrubbing), brief interventions via same-day Warm Hand Offs, scheduled patient follow-ups, consultation to all care team members, assessments, and crisis intervention.
• Participate in behavioral health case management as part of multi-disciplinary team to address complex patient needs appropriately. This includes both short- and long-term involvement and a high level of coordination with internal and community-based resources.
• Maintains a professional presence for the clinic and actively engages with teams and stakeholders.
• Documents services appropriately in EHR in accordance with existing workflows to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains technology fluency in support of in-clinic and telehealth.
• Maintains accessibility via department standard means (phone, pager, email, etc)
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries as a part of the primary care team. 

Teaching

• Provide effective teaching to all clinic learners including medical residents and care team members regarding behavioral health issues, evidence-based interventions, primary care integration, and patient engagement/communication strategies. 

Quality and Leadership

• Active engagement in development, implementation, and maintenance of related clinic quality metrics, as needed.
• Providing behavioral health participation in clinic-wide committees and workgroups. 

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Social Work (MSW) required

• Experience in behavioral health counseling and brief short-term therapy strategies and case management is required.

• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity, equity and inclusion in the clinic and learning environment.
• Ability to contribute to the success of the organization through support of and seeking out diversified ideas and perspectives.
• Demonstrated understanding of trauma informed and patient centered care.
• Ability to work independently utilizing critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Skill in developing and maintaining professional relationships quickly.
• Capacity to manage technology supportive of in-person and telehealth including but not limited to electronic health record, virtual meeting platforms, and pager.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of primary care behavioral health consultation, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, cognitive-behavioral counseling strategies and their application to population-based care for preventive and chronic care issues.
• Demonstrated ability to practice with minimal supervision using sound clinical judgment.
• Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA)
• Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Training in Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)
• Experience as a Behavioral Health Consultant in a Primary Care setting.
• Experience as a clinician in primary care or health care setting.
• Experience in clinical teaching as a field instructor with social work students.
• Understanding of patient-centered medical home and trauma informed care principles.
• Interest and experience in program development, improvement, and assessment.
• Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Arabic, Korean

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

   

All are welcome:Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.