SUMMARY:
The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is part of the Primary Care Behavioral Health collaborative framework for an integrated team-based process in our outpatient medical clinics. The BHC provides brief behavioral health interventions for patients with chronic illness who’s emotional and/or behavioral issues negatively impact their disease management. The BHC’s role is to support the ongoing behavioral health interventions of the primary care provider and the focus is to resolve problems within the primary care service context.
The referring primary care provider, at all times, remains the overall care manager. This position provides screening, triage, case management, and clinical intervention services to individuals who are receiving care in the primary care clinics, BHC will provide consultation and assist providers on the management of behavioral concerns in primary care and assist in providing clinical BH triaging and managing of emergent referrals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s in Counseling, Social Work, or an equivalent field. Current State of Idaho Master of Social Worker or Professional Counselor license in good standing required, or license eligible.
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