Collaborative Care Behavioral Health Consultant, LCSW-C or LCPC
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Collaborative Care Behavioral Health Consultant, LCSW-C or LCPC
Job ID: REF38245V
Area of Interest: Allied Health
Location: Bel Air,MD US
Hours of Work: M-F 800-430
Job Facility: University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
THE MEDICAL HEART OF MARYLAND
Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland’s health care system and community. We’re known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world’s first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation’s largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland’s first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.
Coordinate Behavioral Health care within the PCP or Specialty Care Practices, provide proactive follow up, monitor progress of person receiving care, and alert providers when additional or adjustments in treatments are indicated. Support appropriate medication management and facilitate communication with psychiatric prescribers. Offer brief evidenced based counseling and refer to community mental health treatment when applicable. Determine individualized care goals, explore obstacles, and support the utilization of community resources and services. Maintains billing and registry for all patients enrolled and support full symptom recovery using evidenced base, traums informed, and measurement based toools.
Education & Training:
Currently licensed as LCPC, LCSW-C, or PsyD in the state of Maryland
Work Orientation:
Minimum of five years of psychiatric clinical experience
minimum 2 years providing psychotherapy including: a) screening for mental health and substance use disorders b) brief, structured intervention techniques c) evidenced based counseling techniques d) working with person’s that have co-morbid physical health disorders
Skills & Abilities:
a) effectively communicate with health care providers as a team
b) effectively engage person’s into a therapeutic relationship
c) working knowledge of differential diagnoses
d) basic knowledge of common psychopharmacology
e) flexibility to work within a variety of healthcare environments and with a variety of healthcare professionals
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation: $33.36-$46.7
Other Compensation (if applicable): n/a
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