Mental Health Care Specialist

1 day ago


Cleveland, Ohio, United States Care Alliance Health Center Full time
Career Opportunity: Behavioral Health Counselor

We are seeking a skilled Behavioral Health Counselor to join our team at Care Alliance Health Center.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to work with patients in a patient-centered medical home setting, addressing mental health and substance abuse care needs. As a Behavioral Health Counselor, you will work closely with the integrated care team to develop comprehensive care plans, provide individual and group counseling, and advocate for patients' emotional and social well-being.

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the medically related emotional and social needs of patients are met, completing client intake and diagnostic interviews, communicating with the integrated care team, and delivering ongoing therapeutic interventions. You will also work in conjunction with primary care teams to develop integrated care plans and exhibit familiarity with various behavioral health care models.

Responsibilities:
  • Ensure the medically related emotional and social needs of patients are met and maintained on an individual basis in accordance with policies and procedures and current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.
  • Complete client intake and diagnostic interviews, and provide relevant information to patients in a fair, accurate, and impartial manner.
  • Clearly communicate activities and patient progress with the integrated care team both verbally and through comprehensive and timely documentation in the EMR.
  • Deliver ongoing therapeutic intervention for various stress/life problems, coping with medical issues and chronic disease, pain management, substance use, risky behavior change, marriage and family concerns, and mental health concerns.
  • Work in conjunction with the primary care teams to develop integrated care plans to help patients reach their goals.
  • Exhibit familiarity with various behavioral health care models, including abstinence-only treatment, the disease model of addiction, and stages of change.
  • Skillful in assessing suicidal/homicidal risk and responding appropriately.
  • Refer to relevant community resources and work collaboratively with community providers.
  • Track clinical symptoms over time using established measures; and cue changes in treatment when the patient is not improving. Identify signs of exacerbation and decomposition of mental illness and substance use and develop a plan of management which will include other team members.
  • Confer with integrated care team members in regard to appropriate interventions.
  • Follow-up on client referrals to psychiatry/nurse practitioners, support groups or other mental health professionals.
  • Complete clinical assessments, develop individual treatment plans, provide direct therapy services, complete documentation, as well as maintain progress notes.
  • Support and participate in medication management.
  • Understanding of standards of care established by Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, Joint Commission, etc.
  • Maintain ethical standards of practice set forth by licensing and professional standard of clinical practice.
  • Complete other assignments as instructed.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, or behavioral health-related field.
  • 3 or More years' experience as a mental or behavioral health counselor.
  • Must have a valid LSW or LISW license from the State of Ohio.
  • Experience with therapeutic interventions and treatment planning.
  • Experience with Trauma and/or substance use treatment interventions.
  • FQHC and/or clinical experience a plus.
Compensation:

The estimated salary for this position is $65,000 - $85,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.



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