Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW)

Job overview

Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW) Only, onsite, in High Point, NC. The pay range is $54,095.00 - $129,615.00 per year. Oak Street Health is building a world of health around every individual. This role provides care management services and evidence-based short-term psychotherapy to patients with behavioral health needs, coordinating care with care teams and a psychiatric consultant.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with the primary care teams to identify appropriate patients to refer to the Oak Street Behavioral Health Program.
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders.
• Develop care plans and provide or facilitate referrals to Oak Street’s psychiatric consultant and/or external resources.
• Provide short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments.
• Coordinate care with Oak Street’s psychiatric consultant, including warm handoffs for telehealth visits and collaboration on care plans.
• Develop relationships with primary care teams and consistently communicate changes in behavioral health care plans.
• Accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters and counseling sessions in Oak Street’s electronic medical record.
• Participate in regional and organizational efforts to advance Oak Street’s Behavioral Health Program through workshops, feedback sessions, and surveys.
• Possibly covering multiple clinics, depending on the maturity and panel sizes of those clinics.
• Other duties, as assigned.

What we're looking for

Education

Master's Degree

Experience

Master’s Degree in the field of mental health counseling/healing arts required from an accredited school (Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, etc.). Highest clinical level of license (or local equivalent). Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance use disorders. Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders. Familiarity with brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Problem Solving, Cognitive Behavioral, etc.). US work authorization. Proficiency in providing brief, structured intervention techniques (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Cognitive Behavioral). Working knowledge of differential diagnoses of common mental health and/or substance use disorders. Proficient PC skills.

Skills & competencies

behavioral health specialist

lcsw

high point nc

full time

clinical

healthcare

social work

care management

54095+/year

129615+/year

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs.

About the employer

Oak Street Health is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.