Licensed Behavioral Health Consultant - 100% Employee Paid Benefits

• Assist primary health care providers in recognizing and treating mental disorders and psychosocial problems.
  
• Assess the clinical status of patients referred by primary care providers through brief consultative contacts.
  
• Work with primary care team to treat and manage patients with chronic emotional and/or health problems efficiently and effectively.
  
• Work with primary care providers to refer cases to mental health specialists as appropriate.
  
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
  
• Assist in preventing relapse or morbidity in conditions that tend to recur over time.
  
• Evaluate patient care plans with primary care team.
  
• Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
  
• Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient services and making recommendations for improvement.
  
• Attend and participate in meetings and Quality Improvement activities as required.
  
• Respond to patient or co-worker complaints and work toward a positive resolution of any dispute.
  
• Serve as a member of site committees as requested.
  
• Participate in evaluation of peers and support staff.
  
• Use and support the Integrative Behavioral Health Model.
  
• Establish productive relationships with other behavioral health agencies.
  
• Attend medical staff meetings.
  
• Participate, train and utilize tele-health services in the evaluation, management and treatment of patients, as appropriate. (Added tele-health duties as result of a national emergency to meet patient demand.)
  

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field. 
  

• At least three to five years experience in an outpatient clinic setting. 
  

• Current Arizona licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Psychologist
  
• Or Provisional licensure with AZ Board of Behavioral Health Examiners: LAC or LMSW
  
• Training in Evidence Based Practices, CBT, DBT, or other preferred.
  
• CPR certification required.
  
• Must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance as a condition of the first day of employment ​