Integrated Behavioral Health Counselor
2 weeks ago
The Integrated Behavioral Health Counselor works as part of an interdisciplinary team supporting patients inside of Outside In's Eastside primary care clinic. Primary duties include providing brief, solutions focused psychotherapy, assessment, skill development and access to resources as needed. This position acts as a consultant to the primary care provider, providing diagnosis and care plan input and management. Integrated Behavioral Health Counselors work to increase access of behavioral health services. Outside In works to provide high quality care focused to people who have current and historical barriers to accessing healthcare including trans and queer people, houseless people, immigrants, people with disabilities and chronic illness and people who use drugs.
This position is eligible for a $2,000 hiring bonus. The selected candidate will receive half of the bonus on their first paycheck and the remaining half on the paycheck following their six-month anniversary. Both payments must be made prior to June 30, 2026, as the bonus is funded by a grant.
Work is performed at a Federally Qualified Health Center located at 16144 E Burnside St. Portland, OR 97233 , and potentially at other locations as needed. Clinical supervision is provided.
Essential Duties
- Provide behavioral health assessment and brief, solution-focused treatment for clients with medical illness, chronic disease, behavioral health and/or substance abuse concerns in a primary care
- Use brief interventions to educate and help clients build skills to better manage sometimes complex health concerns
- Provide care to patients of diverse ages including pediatric patients
- Coordinate care with other systems and make referrals to services.
- Conduct assessment and diagnosis of mental health and substance use disorders
- Support patient's in accessing gender affirming care, including writing letters for gender affirming surgeries
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation for all services provided.
- Consult with interdisciplinary primary care teams to provide education regarding psychosocial treatments
- Provide crisis intervention as needed, including assessment and appropriate referrals.
- Assess client need and suitability for access to in-house psych medication management, refer to community behavioral health as appropriate
- Collaborate and provide support to members of Integrated Behavioral Health Team including student interns and peer support specialists
Knowledge
- Knowledge of service systems and clinical issues as they pertain to clients experiencing homelessness, behavioral illness and/or addictions.
- Knowledge of behavioral health, addiction, and other service resources in the Portland Metropolitan area.
- Ability to manage schedule.
- Master's degree in counseling, social work, or closely related field. Ability to be credentialed as Qualified Mental Health professional (QMHP)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW)
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor/Masters Addictions Counselor (CADC/MAC) credentialed
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and/or Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Experience working with children
- Experience working in a medical setting
- Experience working with underserved populations
- Experience with EPIC or other electronic medical records
Working Conditions
Physical Requirements
This job requires operating phones, computers and other office equipment. Communicating is required on a regular basis. Moving inside the building to other offices and program delivery spaces as well as moving to surrounding sites is expected. Sporadically moves boxes and/or items weighing up to "10" pounds
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