Bilingual Behavioral Health Provider
Overview
A Christ-centered healthcare home for underserved individuals with consistent, high quality treatment in an atmosphere of genuine respect. We express our love for Jesus Christ and our compassion for those in need through our deep concern for their physical, emotional and spiritual well being.
Mission & Passions
Our Mission – With a team of skilled, dedicated providers, we administer comprehensive family healthcare for all ages integrating medical, dental and behavioral services for overall wellness. Our diverse, multilingual team is experienced working with all populations to assure no one is left behind.
Our mission of care welcomes a broad spectrum of people including:
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients
Medicaid recipients
Medicare recipients
Uninsured
Insured and underinsured
Job Info
Job Title - Bilingual Behavioral Health Provider
Job Description·
Under the supervision of the Behavioral Health Director the ideal candidate assists in the care of patients of any age and with any health condition; delivering education and interventions to support integrated health team.
This position is committed to providing outstanding customer service to all individuals, whether they are internal team members, members of the management team, the executive committee, the Board of Directors, patients or members of the communities we serve. The selected candidate’s goals, objectives, actions, and decisions must be consistent with the health center’s mission statement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1) Utilize brief psychological screening tools and clinical interviewing skills to provide a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
2) Utilize or provide substance use screening treatment intervention.
3) Evaluate patients in crisis situations (such as those experiencing suicidal and homicidal ideation) to determine appropriate course of intervention and execute referrals, as necessary.
4) Employ motivational interviewing interventions to address behavioral health needs.
5) Facilitate group-based psycho-educational interventions.
6) Make appropriate referrals to Psychiatry services, Spiritual Health, and community-based referral partners as necessary.
7) Facilitate holistic and comprehensive healthcare within an integrated primary care setting.
8) Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to address behavioral, physical, and spiritual health.
9) Provide individual psychotherapy services and other appropriate interventions for patients across the age continuum.
10) Actively participate in meetings and training’s that support the clinic’s integrated health care model to provide comprehensive care for clients.
11) Engage in appropriate supervision and document encounters properly to ensure ethical service delivery.
12) Perform other duties as required.
This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the team member occupying this position. The ideal candidate will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested. The listed requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the team member must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Furthermore, passing a thorough background check is a requirement for employment with the clinic.
JOB Qualifications Education, Skills, & Experience
Education and/or Experience:
· Master’s degree in Social Work or related field (LCSW or LPC) in the State of Colorado and registered for (LSW or LPCC) licensure through DORA.
· Two (2) years of clinical experience preferred.
· Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
· Experience providing brief interventions and providing individual, couples, family, and group counseling.
· Experience working with diverse populations.
Physical And Equipment Requirements:
· Normal work environment is in an office and medical and dental clinical setting, which involves some physical risks requiring basic safety precautions.
· This position routinely requires sitting, standing, bending/stooping, operating a computer for extended periods, and lifting or carrying objects up to 25 pounds.
· Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
· This position requires ability to hear routine conversations and to have the ability to comprehend both oral and written communications
· Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable qualified candidates to perform the described essential functions of this position.
· Standard office equipment including computer, copier, fax and telephones, and cell phones.
· Must comply with health center policy on use of cell phones while driving a car on clinic business.
