Behavioral Health Specialist

1 day ago

Hillsboro, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:

The Behavioral Health Consultant plays a vital role in providing expert integrated care to pediatric and adult patients as part of the Primary Care Medical Home or Specialty Care treatment team. This position requires specialized training and experience in addressing a variety of medical and mental health concerns. The ideal candidate will possess a high level of comfort in providing consultation and training to other members of the primary care team in the areas of mental health, chemical dependency, and behavioral medicine.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Apply solid working knowledge of biopsychosocial models of human behavior and development for assessment of patient care, including knowledge of adult and pediatric screening instruments, as well as the ability to screen for and identify substance abuse problems.
  • Apply first-line interventions in a time-limited setting for a broad spectrum of physical and mental health problems experienced by patients and families throughout the lifespan, as presenting in primary care (pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Family medicine populations) or Specialty Care (ob/gyn, dermatology, cardiology, etc.).
  • Provide patient and family education effectively and sensitively to encourage compliance with medical and behavioral treatment plans, including discussing common psychotropic medications with patients, including indications, effects, and side effects, and demonstrating the ability to appropriately recommend initiating medication to primary care physicians.
  • Effectively utilize electronic health records and verbal communication to concisely communicate relevant information to medical providers in a timely manner, while concurrently documenting during patient sessions.
  • Assess for and manage suicidal and homicidal risk, as well as concerns for child or elder abuse and neglect, using effective and evidence-based methods (PHQ-9, Columbia Risk Assessment), and collaborate and coordinate care with the Crisis team, contact police and/or Child Protective Services, and communicate effectively with receiving emergency departments.
Basic Qualifications:
  • External Candidates must have a minimum two (2) years of post-graduate clinical experience within an integrated care delivery system primarily (51% or more of the time spent) providing care as described above, with clinical experience within the past five (5) year(s) or completion of an integrated care training/course within that same time-period.
  • Internal Candidates must have a minimum two (2) years of post-graduate clinical experience within an integrated care delivery system or two (2) years of post-graduate applied psychotherapy clinical experience, with completion of an integrated care training/course within the past five (5) year(s).
Education:
  • Masters degree in mental health-related field.
License, Certification, Registration:
  • This job requires credentials from multiple states, with credentials from the primary work state required before hire and additional credentials from secondary work state(s) required post-hire.
  • Psychologist License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire or Professional Counselor License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon) within 6 months of hire or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire.
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington) within 6 months of hire or Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) within 6 months of hire or Psychologist License (Washington) within 6 months of hire.
  • National Provider Identifier required at hire.
Additional Requirements:
  • Taxonomy code required at time of hire.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced Primary Care or Specialty Care setting, requiring the ability to manage multiple competing demands, constantly re-prioritize, and succinctly communicate relevant information effectively to both patients and medical team members.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.
  • Demonstrate current knowledge of cultural competency, particularly related to how variables related to socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and culture impact physical and emotional health, and demonstrated experience and working understanding of how these variables may impact presentation of various concerns in primary care settings.
  • Ability and willingness to teach classes and groups relevant to the integrated behavioral health provider role (e.g., chronic pain management, diabetes and stress, insomnia, etc.).
  • Experience/training working with a population that ranges across the life span.
  • Demonstrate the ability to appropriately and professionally present a case for review by the medical home/specialty treatment team, highlighting key clinical considerations, assessment needs, case formulation, and treatment plan recommendations.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Clinical experience within an integrated care delivery system.
  • Flexible, high energy level, team player, and strong interest in health and fitness, extroverted, self-starter, interest in larger systems issues in addition to individual patient care.
  • Masters or Doctoral degree with emphasis in Integrated Care.

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