Behavioral Health Specialist

2 days ago


Lexington, Kentucky, United States Oak Street Health Full time
Job Title: Behavioral Health Specialist

Join Oak Street Health as a Behavioral Health Specialist and play a vital role in providing care management services and evidence-based short-term psychotherapy to our patients with behavioral health needs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with primary care teams to identify patients for referral to the Oak Street Behavioral Health program
  • Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders
  • Develop care plans and provide or facilitate referrals to Oak Street's psychiatric consultant and/or external resources
  • Provide short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments
  • Coordinate care with Oak Street's psychiatric consultant, including warm handoffs for telehealth visits and collaboration on care plans
  • Develop relationships with primary care teams and consistently communicate changes in behavioral health care plans
  • Accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters and counseling sessions in Oak Street's electronic medical record
  • Participate in regional and organizational efforts to advance Oak Street's Behavioral Health program through workshops, feedback sessions, and surveys
Requirements:
  • Master of Social Work degree required from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
  • Clinical Social Worker License (or local equivalent)
  • Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
  • Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
  • Familiarity with brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation)
  • US work authorization
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Proficiency in providing brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Cognitive Behavioral)
  • Working knowledge of differential diagnoses of common mental health and/or substance use disorders
Why Oak Street Health?

Oak Street Health is on a mission to 'Rebuild healthcare as it should be', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patients' communities and focused on the quality of care over the volume of services.

Oak Street Health Benefits:
  • Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for Medicare patients
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
  • Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
  • Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
  • New centers and flexible work environments
  • Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement


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