Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist - Primary Care

Overview

Promotes mental health and well-being by providing prevention and intervention strategies to youth and families in primary care clinics. Provides brief interventions for mild symptoms of common mental health problems under the supervision of a licensed clinician including coordinating and supporting the behavioral healthcare needs of patients requiring higher levels of care.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Location: This position will be based at an NCH Primary Care Location in the Columbus Metropolitan area

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose .

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 16,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job . It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud .

Responsibilities

• Offers psychoeducation about mental health treatment for youth and families.
• Supports licensed clinical providers in the assessment and mental health screening of children and youth.
• Assists specialist providers with using measure-based care strategies for coordinating care at the direction of the licensed clinician. Completes required charting and clinical documentation in accordance with program standards.
• Systematically tracks and monitors patient caseloads.
• Collaborates to implement a treatment plan under the supervision of a licensed clinician. Completes physical outreach in the community as clinically indicated.
• Provides short-term support to assist with stressors, level of risk, and intervention progress during care with specialist providers.
• Maintains required training and familiarity with the research and literature in areas of expertise.

Qualifications

Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent; or 3 years of relevant experience, required.

Licensure Requirement: Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Certifications: QBHS certification to be obtained post-hire

Skills:

Demonstrated ability to exercise an appropriate degree of autonomy, initiative, judgment, and decision-making to achieve program objectives.

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team.

Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills required to establish and maintain productive and collaborative team and multi-disciplinary relationships.

Demonstrates sensitivity, empathy, objectivity, customer service skills, and sound judgement in the course of all work duties.

Embraces principles of family centered, culturally humble care in which needs, and perspectives of patients and families are acknowledged and honored.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

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