Associate Behavioral Health Specialist (ACSW License Required)

The Associate Behavioral Health Specialist will work under the direct supervision and training of the Behavioral Health Director. The Associate Behavioral Health Specialist provides behavioral health services, including conducting complete brief and focused assessments utilizing the biopsychosocial approach, using evidence-based brief therapy, being flexible, and practicing in a fast-paced clinic environment. The Associate Behavioral Health Specialist work alongside the health center's medical teams to provide comprehensive whole-person care. They will offer same-day mental health consults, psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, alcohol, and drug screening using the SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment), education / support groups, and resource information. The Associate Behavioral Health Specialist is the bridge between Camino Health Center, the community, and other local agencies that provide this population's services. Camino will also provide the Associate Behavioral Health Specialist direct weekly clinical supervision towards your LCSW licensure requirements and there are loan reimbursement opportunities available.

Ensure that the core values of Camino Health Center - dignity, excellence, service and justice are carried out within daily tasks.

Essential Function

Clinical Quality

• Provide high-quality, patient-centered and values-based primary behavioral health services.
• Uses-strengths-based, wellness, resilience, and recovery models in conceptualizing the behavioral and care.
• Effectively use huddles, and integration work to meet treatment and preventative care measures.
• Provide psycho-education to patients regarding their mental health and / or substance use disorders.
• Advocate for, teach, and support illness and whole health self-management and recovery approaches to health conditions.
• Provides timely and clinically indicated referrals to community providers for patients who are experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and / or substance use disorders.
• Appropriate and complete referrals to specialty mental health care and SUD as needed.
• Collaborate with medical, dental, psychiatry, optometry and other health care team members as appropriate for integration, consultation, and referral and follow-up.
• Assist Medical Director, and Behavioral Health Director in program development, implementation and evaluation as necessary.
• Active participation in the health center's quality assurance and peer-review programs.
• Cooperate in investigations, patient grievances and requests from payers.
• Participates in all aspects of the Behavioral Health Integration services at Camino Health Center; huddles, warm hand offs, provision of resources to patients and staff, and treatment planning.
• Demonstrate cultural awareness and humility. Understanding of culture and its function to human behavior, recognizing the strengths that exist in all cultures.
• Comply with California mandated reporting under the Welfare and Institutions Code sections 15610.15610.70.

Patient Experience

Access / Utilization

Supervision of Clinical Staff / Leadership

Documentation

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