Psychology Job at Ozarks Community Health Center in Hermitage, MO

OZARKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

DEPARTMENT:  Behavioral Health

POSITION TITLE:  PCHH Behavioral Health Consultant 

OZARKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MISSION

To provide greater access to quality, compassionate, and professional healthcare through our comprehensive health system and community partnerships.

DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE

To operate a medical clinic to meet the needs of the residents of the community.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Education & Training

• Must pass annual competencies

Licensure & Certifications

• LCSW, LMSW, Psy. D, LPC, or LMFT
• BLS within 6 months employment 

Experience

• One year experience preferred

Reports To:

• Behavioral Health Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

Works in conjunction with the Health Home Coordinator, PCHH team, and other care team members to provide a close, fully integrated model of behavioral health care in the primary care environment, tied into our Patient Centered Medical Home model of care; behaves in a manner consistent with the mission and objectives of OCHC, and performs other duties as requested.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs screenings/evaluations of individuals for mental health and substance-use disorders
• Performs brief interventions for individuals with behavioral health concerns
• Provides behavioral health support to assist individuals in improving their health status and managing chronic illnesses as needed
• Supports primary care provider/team in identifying and behaviorally intervening with patients who could benefit from such interventions
• Participate in front line interventions by first looking to manage behavioral health needs within primary care practice
• Identifies problem behavior, discusses the impact of intervention, and decides what to change
• Implements specific goal directed interventions using monitoring forms, behavioral health "prescriptions" and multiple simultaneous intervention strategies. 
• Provides tailored education to patients and families and specific issues via handouts, teach back strategies, and other methods
• Consistently communicate with the primary care provider about patient care, including descriptions of the action plan and follow-up care. 
• Transitions patients to traditional behavioral health counseling as needed
• Uses correct visit templates when documenting and consistently differentiates visits between BCH and counseling 
• Provides comprehensive mental health care to patients per OCHC procedure and policy and collaborative practice agreement/protocol, utilizing supplies and procedures appropriate to the ages of the patients serviced, including children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patient population for the subsequent duties:
• Obtains and documents all relevant health history 
• Performs mental health examination and documents relevant findings
• Develops and implements a plan of care, with the patient and appropriate others, which may include additional testing, education, counseling, health promotion, and referral
• Educates and counsels individuals and/or their families on health, health promotion, and illness, based on identified mental needs
• Provides mental care related to consultation to and collaborates with community agencies and organizations
• Completes and signs documentation within 72 hours after the patient has been seen
• Provides correct documentation, diagnosis codes, and correct templates to ensure correct coding/billing occurs
• Completes corrections from coding in a timely manner