Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician, Primary Care Clinician
Core
Provide short-term, evidence-based behavioral health and substance use treatment within primary care clinics, conducting assessments, crisis interventions, and warm hand-offs to stabilize patients.
Role type
Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician (Clinical Social Worker/Mental Health Counselor)
Builds
Patient stabilization and treatment plans within primary care settings
Domain
Healthcare / Behavioral Health / Primary Care
Deliverable
clinical delivery
Required skills
trauma-informed care, psychosocial diagnosis, crisis intervention, warm hand-offs, short-term treatment planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, documentation, cultural humility
Preferred skills
bicultural/bilingual competency, prior experience in integrated behavioral health or medical settings
Technologies
MS Word, Excel, Outlook
Responsibilities
Conduct patient assessments and make psychosocial diagnoses; Provide crisis interventions and short-term evidence-based therapy; Facilitate warm hand-offs to connect patients with care; Collaborate with PCP providers on treatment goals; Assist with referrals to outpatient psychiatry or community-based care; Document patient encounters in medical records.
Seniority
Mid-level, licensed clinician