Job Description
Description:
Infectious Diseases Behavioral Health Counselor
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Carolina Health Centers, Inc. is looking for a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) to grow their Behavioral Health Department and join their primary care team. Carolina Health Centers, Inc. is a decorated patient-centered medical home that serves children and families throughout the Lakelands area. The Infectious Diseases (ID) BHC will serve as an integral member of a multidisciplinary care team. This ID BHC will provide ongoing clinical counseling and assist patients in managing and navigating chronic disease care. The ID BHC will prioritize our patients identified with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and other related infectious diseases. The ID BHC will be joining our Uptown Family Practice location in Greenwood, SC with travel to other sites, as needed.
The ID BHC will:
Conduct screenings and assessments with our patient population
Provide skilled ongoing therapy for patients across the lifespan, prioritizing our infectious disease patient population
Assist the primary care provider in recognizing, treating, and managing behavioral health issues
Utilize evidence-based interventions
Clarify mental health diagnoses
Collaborate with other medical professionals in a fast-paced work environment
Connect patients with additional resources, as needed
Provide same-day warm handoffs as well as real-time consultation, when possible
Work towards reducing stigma, as well as increasing awareness of mental health and chronic disease concerns through peer education and outreach efforts
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Utilize clinical skills to accurately assess and formulate diagnosis as well as treatment recommendations for patients
Develop specific treatment plan to guide patient’s services
Provide individual or family therapy, as clinically indicated
Respond to the mental health needs of primary care clinic
Communicate effectively with an interdisciplinary care team
Provide treatment utilizing evidenced-based modalities (CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, etc.)
Communicate pertinent patient updates in a clear, concise manner
Collaborate with referring medical provider to support patient’s overall health goals
Coordinate patient care with community partners
Document patient encounters in a timely and efficient manner
Participate in department meetings, as scheduled
Complete administrative tasks in a timely manner
Reports To:
Director of Behavioral Health
Workers Supervised:
None
Interrelationships:
·Interacts with all levels of staff across divisional and developmental lines as needed
This job description is not designed to cover or contain an exhaustive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements:
REQUIREMENTS:
All employees of Carolina Health Centers, Inc. are expected to perform the duties of their job and behave in a manner consistent with the Corporate Philosophy which supports the values of: honesty, integrity, openness, the pursuit of individual and collective excellence, and unwavering mutual respect and appreciation.
In addition, this position requires:
Education:
-Graduate of an accredited program with a Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or a related field
-Experience counseling youth and adults
Work Experience:
-Experience counseling youth and adults
Licensure and Certification:
-Counselors must be fully licensed in the state of South Carolina to provide counseling (e.g., LISW-CP, LMSW, LPC, LPCS, LPCC, or LMFT)
Skills:
-Demonstrated clinical skill
-Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of patients and staff
-Critical thinking, problem solving, and consensus building skills
-Ability to exercise a high level of confidentiality
-Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner
Physical Abilities:
-Required to talk and hear in order to communicate with others
-Often required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard
-Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch
-Visual abilities required by this job include close vision with moderate exposure to a computer screen
Work Environment:
This position involves exposure to patient elements. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Requirement to out-of town and/or overnight travel is minimal.
Job Tags
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