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About us: We are a Federally Qualified Health Center providing integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care. Our Mission, dedicated to improving the health of our community, one person at a time-through affordable medical, dental, and behavioral health care, attracts and inspires a caring, competent workforce. To learn more about our agency or view career opportunities, visit our website: https://www.mshsak.org/

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Behavioral Health, provides screening, consultation, behavioral intervention, referrals and short term counseling to patients within an integrated medical and behavioral health setting. Makes clinical recommendations and refers to appropriate levels of care in a team based setting.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position requires compliance with MSHS' compliance standards, including the Code of Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.
• Demonstrates competency in providing integrated and/or initial consult assessments and develops treatment plan.
• Demonstrates competency in providing individual, group, and family therapy using best practice approaches to treatment.
• Assists primary health care providers in recognizing and treating psychiatric disorders and psychological problems within scope of license.
• Provides referral to Behavioral Health Services for longer-term treatment, as appropriate. May provide treatment to SED/SMI population as needed.
• Completes all clinical documentation according to state and professional regulations with minimal error and correction. Attends to all billing reports, claims and correspondence required in connection with the services rendered in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrates competency in provision of after hour, 24/7- emergency services and/or; day time crisis coverage. Completes and submits all crisis intervention documentation in a timely manner with minimal errors.
• Initiates and participates in clinical supervision proportionate to licensure and level of experience and training in both peer and one to one settings.
• May see agency level 2 rehab clients as needed.
• Provides a minimum of 50% productivity/billable time per week.

Nonessential Functions

1.) Participates in or may present staff in-service training.

2.) Other position related duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed primarily inside a heated, ventilated, and well-lighted environment.
• Job is considered low-risk for hazard exposure.
• Mat-Su Health Services is a nonsmoking campus.

Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires sitting, standing, bending, reaching, lifting under 50 lbs., and driving.
• Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office and other equipment.
• Requires normal range of hearing, ability to speak, and vision acuity.