Behavioral Health Provider - CSS

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range:

$39.11 - $48.12 Hourly

Department:

Health Department

Job Type:

Regular Represented

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

The Opportunity:

 THIS WORK MATTERS!

Join us at Multnomah County Health Department, where we are seeking individuals who embody leadership, achievement, and action in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment. Our mission is at the heart of everything we do: to collaborate with communities, advance health equity, safeguard the most vulnerable, and foster health and wellness for all. Guided by our core values of Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Creativity, and Integrity, we strive to create a workplace culture characterized by respect, trust, and understanding for the incredibly diverse populations we serve in our communities.

The Behavioral Health Provider (BHP)- Position provides direct clinical services to pediatric patients (birth-18) patients. Services provided include brief assessment and evidenced based psychotherapy interventions for patients living with medical, mental health, and substance use disorders. This includes performing advance, comprehensive assessment and analysis of complex psycho-social factors and coordination for patients receiving medication supported recovery. The position also involves support care givers and other individuals supporting patients through care collaboration, skills training and providing resources and care coordination with community entities supporting the patient. As a member of the clinic  medical team, the BHP provides a vital consultation role to team members. The BHP regularly advises providers and medical team members on the full-spectrum of behavioral health and substance use conditions/diagnoses and appropriate/available behavioral health and substance use treatment options. The position also requires mental health pediatric experience as well as being licensed or working towards hours for a LCSW,LPC and PsyD. The position is located in the Multnomah County Medical Clinics which is a covered Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) under the Bureau of Primary Health Care and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The position creates a work culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse populations the Community Health Department serves in the office and in the community. Every employee shares the responsibility for promptly bringing to the County's attention conduct that interferes with providing a work environment free of illegal discrimination and harassment. Multnomah County Community Health Center values include; Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Connection, and Integrity for our staff and the communities we serve. This position will provide support at the North East Health Center, East County Health Center and Mid County Heath Center as well as provide as needed services to the North Portland, South East and Fern Hill Health Centers.

 As the Behavioral Health Provider, other duties will include:

 Integrated Behavioral Health Care

• Provide bio-psycho-social assessment and evidence-based behavioral health interventions directly to patients 0-18 years of age with medical conditions. 

• Applies knowledge and experience in the relationship between medical and behavioral aspects of health and disease while engaging in consultation with patients and team members. 

• Participates in group medical appointments (shared medical appointments and drop-in group medical appointments) as requested by team members. Provides for unscheduled consultative appointments in a timely manner for patients when referred by another provider of the primary care team.

Mental Health and Health Compromising Behavior Care

• Provide behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, and brief evidence-based behavioral interventions usually lasting from 1-6 visits for patients with behavioral health concerns. 

• Provide continuity care to patients seen. 

• Care planning may include talking or meeting with family or support members, or school staff if patient in school. 

• Implementation of suicide risk assessment, pediatric cognitive assessment and developmental assessment as well as assessment rela