Behavioral Health Provider - CSS Spanish Language

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

Pay Range:

$41.45 - $50.97 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!

As the Clinical Service Specialist, you are a part of the primary care treatment team that identifies, triages, and manages patients with medical and behavioral health needs within the primary care setting. In addition, the Behavioral Health Provider will provide skill training through psycho-education and patient education strategies and will develop specific behavioral change plans for patients and behavioral health protocols for target populations. Working with the care team in situations in which a patient may be experiencing a behavioral health crisis and take the lead to coordinate support and stabilization for the patient as well as continued monitoring of the patient's presenting behavior. 

The position requires the applicant to be either a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW),Licensed professional counselor(LPC) or Psychologist in the state of Oregon.  

SCREENING AND EVALUATION:

The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows:

• Initial review of application/ resume and cover letter for minimum qualifications and all required attachments. If you do not address the minimum qualifications in the application, your application will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the recruitment process.

• Supplemental questions

• Phone screen

• Oral exam

• Consideration of top candidates

• Background, reference, and education checks

Required: The Application Packet: You must submit all requested items below. Failure to do so will be deemed as an incomplete application.

An application/resume demonstrating you meet minimum qualifications, AND

A cover letter addressing:

• why you are interested in the position, AND

• how your skills, training and experience meet the required minimum qualifications for this position.    

Note: Please be mindful of checking your email inbox for messages from the Recruiter as you may be emailed requesting additional information. If a response is not received in a timely manner your application may not be considered.

As the Clinical Service Specialist, you will:

• Provide brief (10-20 min), solution focused behavioral interventions with active development of Behavioral Change planning for patients referred to Behavioral Health via Medical Providers. 

• Provide follow up appointments to deliver psychotherapeutic care related to the mind/body connection with medical problem presentations. 

• Provide biopsychosocial assessment and evidenced-based psychotherapy interventions to patients across the lifespan with medical conditions to support their management of recovery from these conditions. 

• Inquire of current and past events, preference of care plan delivery, partnering with staff at the client level for a team approach, document decisions and next steps in the care process. 

• Provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, and brief evidenced-based psychotherapy usually lasting from 1-6 visits per episode of care to Primary Care patients with mental health and addictions problems across the lifespan. 

• Work with clients to set up a care plan and how to continue the plan even as visits may or may not continue with the Behavioral Health Consultant. 

• Complete all charting as needed and required by contacted funding sources: including assessments, progress notes, and billing

• Be immediately available to the health center staff during working hours in the event of a psychiatric emergency or behavioral health emergency and take the lead around stab