Behavioral Health Specialist - Westland

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Behavioral Health Specialist

Reports To : Director of Behavioral Health & Social Services

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the leadership of the Director of Behavioral Health & Social Services, the Behavioral Health Specialist is a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) responsible for performing assessment and treatment activities for PACE Southeast Michigan participants presenting with behavioral health related issues and diagnoses.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS :

• Provides behavioral health services to PACE Southeast Michigan participants, including comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, urgent consultations and crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy, substance use disorder treatment, and psychiatric hospitalizations.
• Follows up on recommendations, interventions, and treatment plans to ensure adherence and favorable outcomes.
• Educates and counsels participants on physiological and psychosocial correlates of health.
• Produces timely, complete, and accurate electronic health record documentation for participants.
• Assures continuous and ongoing quality, accessibility, and safety of behavioral health services to participants.
• Collaborates with and provides consultation services to Primary Care Providers and serves as a liaison between Primary Care and Psychiatry.
• Actively collaborates with the IDT in treatment planning and delivery of care, including assisting with clarifying complex diagnostic presentations.
• Serves as a liaison, and rounds as appropriate, during psychiatric hospitalizations and substance use disorder treatment, as necessary.
• Provides behavioral health expertise and case consultation, individual and team supervision, and in-service trainings.
• Plans and provides staff development on topics related to behavioral health related issues including but not limited to: diagnosis, collaborative treatment models including non-pharmacologic approaches to care, and ethical and legal aspects of behavioral health services.
• Assists with ongoing improvement of clinical policies and guidelines for the provision of behavioral health services to PACE Southeast Michigan participants.
• Participates in committees and workgroups, as assigned by the Director.
• Assists with other important functions, as time permits, including clinical research, outreach, and clinical training.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned by the Director.

QUALIFICATIONS (knowledge, skills, abilities):

• Master’s Social Worker from an accredited school of social work.
• Licensed to practice in the State of Michigan. Limited License may be considered depending on experience and number of supervised hours.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working in an integrated, Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model.
• Extensive experience working with people with mental illness, serious mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders, and primary health care problems.
• Expertise in diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 and advanced concepts, principles and practices of psychological practices, treatments, and techniques with an older adult population.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in evaluating, planning, implementing, and monitoring patient-centered approaches to care.
• Knowledge of and compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Cultural competence and an ability to care for a diverse population.
• Ability to learn and use electronic health record system.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Positive, flexible, and solution-focused attitude with ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.