Refugee Health-Behavioral Health Therapist - Community Clinic Inc.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
About the Job
Refugee Health: Behavioral Health Therapist
CCI Health and Wellness Services is a group practice, empowering patients to partner with staff for an unparalleled healthcare experience. Through integrated teams in a learning environment, we deliver high quality, affordable, care to every patient during all stages of life.
As a member of the health center’s integrated care team the Behavioral Health Therapist will fulfill the following KEY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES towards the provision of patient-centered, coordinated patient care:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
CCI Health and Wellness Services is a group practice, empowering patients to partner with staff for an unparalleled healthcare experience. Through integrated teams in a learning environment, we deliver high quality, affordable, care to every patient during all stages of life.
POSITION SUMMARY: Provide effective culturally competent behavioral health assessments and therapy to individuals, families and groups in a community-based in-person Primary Care setting. Works flexibly as part of an integrated primary care team and promotes integrated behavioral health. |
As a member of the health center’s integrated care team the Behavioral Health Therapist will fulfill the following KEY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES towards the provision of patient-centered, coordinated patient care:
- Maintain confidentiality of records relating to patients' treatment.
- Provide mental health and substance abuse assessments and screeners.
- Foll regulations for documentation and billing.
- Provide individual, family and group short-term treatment for adults and youth using evidence-based interventions such as CBT, MI, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, TF-CBT etc.
- Proficiency with providing therapy and assessment services using an in-person or virtual interpreter.
- Develop and implement treatment plans based on patient’s expressed goals. Complete and maintain client-related records in the EMR and reports, daily.
- Collaborate with other team members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
- Refer patients or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
- Act as patient advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how trauma can impact a patient’s development, behavior and health.
- Provide culturally competent trauma informed treatment to children and adults.
- Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, or supporting patients, as appropriate.
- Meet with families or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process with patients or with their written consent.
- Monitor patients’ use of medications and encourage their collaboration with prescribers.
- Learn about new developments in counseling and health by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
- Coordinate or direct employee workshops, courses, or training about mental health and substance abuse screening and treatment.
- Provide leadership in integrated care team collaboration.
- Successfully meet productivity targets.
- Demonstrate cultural competence and humility when working with immigrants, special populations such as sexual and gender minorities and refugees.
- Provide in-person and telehealth appointments.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C), or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).
- Certified Clinical Supervisor in the State of Maryland Preferred.
- Minimum 2 years providing therapy to children, teens, and adults with mental health needs.
- Excellent team-based communication skills with primary care team, supervisors and other CCI staff.
- Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and process work to completion.
- Preferred Bi-lingual (Spanish, Amharic, Pashto, Haitian Creole, Dari etc..) capabilities in reading, writing, and speaking preferred and understanding how to use interpreter services.
- Ability to develop therapeutic rapport and engage patients in treatment.
- Ability to provide crisis intervention services to patients, an ability to be flexible, use new ideas, and operate in a fast-paced health environment.
- Prior experience collaborating with physicians and other health care providers, social service agencies, and/or education system desired.
- Enthusiasm for innovation, data driven decisions, clinical and financial outcomes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Founded in 1972, CCI Health Services is a diverse and inclusive workplace grounded in community. Located in the Washington, DC Metro Area, each year CCI cares for more than 60,000 individuals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. As a non-profit, CCI is committed to improving health equity through the provision of affordable primary care for all, across all stages of life. Visit ccicares.org for more information.
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