Behavioral Health Clinician

Share Ourselves is a healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health and support services for the Orange County community. At the heart of our mission is the unwavering belief that everyone, regardless of their circumstances, deserves access to quality healthcare. From serving as a comprehensive healthcare provider, to offering social services like financial assistance and food distribution, our approach considers all that it means to be healthy. Because when we uplift and prioritize the health of every individual, we become stronger as a community. We currently operate six healthcare sites in Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Mission Viejo, Anaheim and Newport Beach.

We are looking for Licensed Behavioral Health Clinicians (BHC) for our Costa Mesa and Mission Viejo Clinics. Must be CA Licensed LCSW, LPCC OR LMFT.

Mission Viejo Hours are Mon - Fri 7:45am - 4:45pm or 8:15am - 5:15

Costa Mesa hours are Mon - Fri 7:45am - 4:45pm or 8:15am - 5:15

Salary range starts at $80,000+ depending on License, experience and education.

Top reasons for a BHC to join our team:
We are mission minded
We are passionate about providing person centered care
We value the behavioral health clinician role as an essential primary care role
We offer competitive salary and benefits

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is a clinical member of the primary care team, working within a Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model of care. The BHC works from a generalist perspective with patients of all ages who present with a wide range of medical and behavioral health conditions. The BHC provides episodic services and interventions to a high volume of patients and strives to remain accessible on a same day or next day basis as much as possible. The BHC provides consultation to patients and providers on a variety of behavioral and mental health related issues, and their clinical interventions target the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, situational, and contextual barriers to the patient's physical health and wellness. The collaborative, team-based approach of the BHC contributes to the mission of Share Our Selves as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).

Essential Job Functions/Duties
Provides targeted assessment and evaluation, triage, brief intervention, referral, and acute crisis management.
Prioritizes and provides on-demand visits in addition to pre-scheduled follow up visits
Assertively and effectively consults with primary care providers in real-time to enhance understanding of the patient's context, and to provide decision-making support for treatment planning.
Utilizes therapeutic modalities that match the fast-paced primary care environment (such as behavioral and cognitive modalities, value-based interventions such as ACT/FACT, motivational interviewing, etc.)
Adheres to the applicable ethical, therapeutic, and legal standards, which govern service delivery, as well as policies, procedures and laws, which apply to the organization as appropriate.
Utilizes effective triaging and referral methods to refer patients to resources and specialty mental health care when appropriate
Maintains succinct and clinically appropriate documentation in the patient's electronic medical record for effective collaborative treatment planning with the primary care team
Completes assessments and screening with patients expressing various issues e.g. substance abuse, mental health, maladaptive behaviors, and psychosocial concerns that may be impacting functioning, health outcomes, and quality of life.
Performs telephone consultation to patients as necessary, including initial assessment/intake, crisis intervention, education and referral, and brief intervention.
Prescribes follow up visits appropriate and works with patient to prioritize ease of access in follow up planning
Assists the primary care team with responding to positive screens (PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, etc.) through clinical assessment, intervention, and referral to specialty care when appropriate
Works with ancillary providers, clinical staff, and social support professionals (internal and, where appropriate, external) both formally (in-services, consultation) and informally (hallway conversations) to further the goals of the individual educational and/or treatment plans.
Maintains the role of a generalist and demonstrates ability to address the needs of all clinic patients from birth to death.
Demonstrated ability to work in a preventative, "readiness to change", and strengths-based model.
Performs job duties as a member of the primary care team:
Develops educational, training materials and conducts sessions or disseminates information.
Makes meaningful improvement to services, program, and processes and/or organizational effectiveness that creates new value for patients and employees.
Assists with monitoring the quality of care being delivered.
Utilizes past clinical experience and strong diagnostic skills in complicated mental health and substance abuse conditions to appropriately assess and triage.
o Independently develop, coordinate and facilitate employee presentations and psycho-educational classes

Education, Experience and Skills

Required Qualifications:
Minimum of a master's in behavioral health field including social work or psychology.
Licensed in state of CA as LCSW, LPCC or LCSW
1-3 years of experience working in the medical or primary care setting as a licensed or pre-licensed behavioral health provider.
Valid BLS Certification as approved by the AHA;
All licenses in good standing with the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences

Preferred Requirements:
Previous experience working in a medical or primary care, team-based setting.
Bilingual in Spanish and English, strongly preferred
Experience with immigrant, refugee, gender diverse, and at-risk populations.
Trained in social, systems and familial aspects of psychological and medical conditions.
Knowledge of the integrated primary care and behavioral health consultant model
Trained in substance abuse identification and treatment.
Knowledge of the integrated primary care and behavioral health consultant model
Understanding of the relationship between medical and psychological aspects of health and disease
Basic knowledge of pharmacotherapy

Essential Skills/Attributes
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Commitment to working with underserved populations in a community setting
Empathic, supportive, and patient
Strong motivational interviewing skills
Ability to work with people of many backgrounds and cultures
Ability to take initiative and a willingness to learn
Ability to work well in teams and independently
Ability to collect and enter data for program management, evaluation, and reporting purposes.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, skills. Interest in the use of technology to improve care quality a plus
"Grace under pressure" with the ability to multitask and triage/juggle multiple appointments and conflicting priorities
Comfort with an open-door policy, potentially frequent interruptions, and warm hand offs
Flexibility in communication: able to switch between interacting with patients and communicating with medical professionals regarding mental health interventions in a professional, coherent, and efficient manner
Demonstrates confidence, and assertiveness with providers and colleagues (shaping appropriate referrals, etc.)
Reflectiveness, insight, and curiosity about oneself

What do we offer? A competitive salary and a generous benefits package for our full time team members. Salary offered is based on multiple factors including experience, licensure and education. Our benefits include; group Medical, Dental and Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Basic Life insurance/AD &D, Voluntary Life Options, Long Term Disability, 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Safe Harbor Match, EAP, Global Travel Assistance, Supplemental Accident, Critical Illness and Hospitalization plans offered, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation and Sick Days, Tuition Reimbursement, CME/CME Paid days as well as FTCA/Malpractice coverage.

All qualified candidates will be subject to an employment/education/criminal background check and must be able to provide proof of required licenses and vaccinations which include: TB Test, Annual Flu vaccination, Hep B and MMR. We will provide vaccines to new employee's if needed at no cost.

Job Req 202405BHCCM and 202405BHCMV

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may be subject to change at any time with or without notice to fit the needs of this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
Primary Care
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Education:
Master's (Preferred)

Experience:
Behavioral Health: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:
Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:
LCSW or LMFT (Preferred)
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