Behavioral Health Clinician-Dartmouth

Overview · About us:Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the n ...

Job description

Overview

About us:Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nation's top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.Fallon Health's Summit ElderCare is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly–PACE for short. PACE, an alternative to nursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and older continue living safely at home. At Fallon Health, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique. Today, guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programs—including Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE— in the region.

Brief Summary of Purpose:

The Behavioral Health Clinician provides Behavioral Health services in support of SE participants' health and well-being, and to promote effective caregiving and self-care skills in participants' caregivers and SE staff. Provides 1:1 therapeutic counseling to PACE participants referred by the IDT and assessed as appropriate for these services. Provides ongoing support and in-services to PACE staff in various topics as it relates to behavioral health. Acts as the conduit between the PACE care team and external BH entities to collaborate on the care of PACE participants.

Responsibilities

Primary Job Responsibilities: 

• Provides behavioral health support to Summit participants as referred by the IDT.
• Acts as consultant to the IDT and primary care team in supporting participant behavior change, recommending interventions and collaborating with team members in family meetings, discharge planning meetings and care planning, Reviewing service requests and re-authorizations for community-based specialty mental health services.
• Participates in IDT meetings
• Facilitates BH Rounds
• Provides impromptu "curbside" consultation with team members.
• Attends acute-care or rehab discharge planning meetings as needed.
• Attends care planning meetings as needed and makes BH recommendations for inclusion in the PACE care plan.
• Develops and implements psychosocial interventions appropriate to primary care settings.
• Receives and reviews updates from community-based psychotherapists for medical necessity.
• Makes recommendations to the IDT regarding appropriateness of initial referrals to psychotherapy and on progress of ongoing psychotherapy.
• Facilitates case referrals for team consultation to Summit psychiatry consult program.
• Provides education and training.
• Conducts trainings on BH topics and skills related to PACE population in general and site-specific population for SE personnel within the paradigm of Summit Eldercare BH program.
• Provides education to IDT members and other staff related to specific participants' BH needs and general BH principles.
• Evaluates and provides support to caregivers to improve care giving.
• Meets with family caregivers as needed to support participant care.
• Participates in family meetings when requested or otherwise appropriate.

Qualifications

Education:

Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Rehab Psychology, Mental Health, or Social Work; or Doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology

License/Certifications: 

Massachusetts Licensure for Independent Practice: LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, Licensed Psychologist

Experience: 

• Experience in providing behavioral health services in outpatient primary care medical offices or similar healthcare settings is helpful.
• At least one year of experience working with older adults.
• Experience with Cognitive-Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, Transtheoretical, and Interpersonal Theory techniques for promoting behavioral change.
• Understanding of physiological, psychological and neuropsychological contributors to behavior in diverse clinical populations.
• Ability to use clinical judgment to provide appropriate and effective treatment
• Ability to diplomatically maintain client confidentiality and HIPPA standards when including family members and caregivers in discussions or consultations.
• Able to work as a team member.
• Access to reliable transportation to carry out community assignments is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to complete record-keeping in a timely manner required.
• Facile with computer applications including an Electronic Medical Record.

Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.