Job Description

Coordinate Behavioral Health care within the PCP or Specialty Care Practices, provide proactive follow up, monitor progress of person receiving care, and alert providers when additional or adjustments in treatments are indicated. Support appropriate medication management and facilitate communication with psychiatric prescribers. Offer brief evidenced based counseling and refer to community mental health treatment when applicable. Determine individualized care goals, explore obstacles, and support the utilization of community resources and services. Maintains billing and registry for all patients enrolled and support full symptom recovery using evidenced base, traums informed, and measurement based toools.

Qualifications

Education & Training:

Currently licensed as LCPC, LCSW-C, or PsyD in the state of Maryland

Work Orientation:

Minimum of five years of psychiatric clinical experience

minimum 2 years providing psychotherapy including: a) screening for mental health and substance use disorders b) brief, structured intervention techniques c) evidenced based counseling techniques d) working with person’s that have co-morbid physical health disorders

Skills & Abilities:

a) effectively communicate with health care providers as a team

b) effectively engage person’s into a therapeutic relationship

c) working knowledge of differential diagnoses

d) basic knowledge of common psychopharmacology

e) flexibility to work within a variety of healthcare environments and with a variety of healthcare professionals

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation:
Other Compensation (if applicable):
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