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The Center for Health Care Services · 1 day ago

Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) –Psychologist

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

1+ years exp

The Center for Health Care Services is seeking a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) –Psychologist to join their primary care team. This role involves providing clinical behavioral health services and collaborating with primary care providers to enhance patient care and treatment plans.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMental Health

Hiring Manager

Myrna Berlanga

Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) maintains an open access schedule and is proactive in providing behavioral health consultations to new and returning primary care patients

Is actively involved in treatment plan changes, discussion of medication regimens, and provision of evidence-based interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral interventions) for patients who are not improving as expected

Provides brief, targeted, real-time assessment/interventions to address a wide range of co-morbid health, mental health, and substance abuse problems that uniquely arise in a behavioral health clinical population during primary care visits

Collaborates with case managers, nurse care coordinator, and integrated care coordinator to address the psychosocial aspects of chronic and acute diseases

Connects patients with peer supports, community resources, and crisis assessment and/or intervention as necessary

Promotes the importance of social supports and good lifestyle choices

Identify and interpret population health outcome data for timely recommendations to the primary care team for individual patient care using tools such as patient registry

Actively participates in formal (i.e., team huddles, medical provider meetings) and informal (i.e., unscheduled consultations) communications with the primary care team and with behavioral health team members

Is actively involved in the training program for Behavioral Health Consultants at the Center, provides clinical supervision and precepting to trainees (doctoral practicum students and pre-doctoral psychology residents) who are learning the Primary Care Behavioral Health model

Lead the BHC team in creating clinical pathways for integrated care and treatment of common chronic conditions and their sequelae

Assist the Director of Psychology and training in quality improvement and program development as it relates to clinical practices in various clinics

Performs other related duties as required

Qualification

Licensed PsychologistCognitive Behavioral TherapyMotivational InterviewingPrimary Care ExperienceCrisis ManagementPsychological AssessmentElectronic Health RecordEvidence-Based InterventionsBilingual (English/Spanish)Critical ThinkingEffective CommunicationTime ManagementTeam Collaboration

Required

Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in clinical, counseling, or health psychology from an APA-accredited program

Completion of an APA-accredited internship/residency

1-2 years of experience in a Primary Care setting

The education required to become a licensed psychologist is about 8-10 years of education/training/experience

Licensed Psychologist in Texas, licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, now known as the Texas Behavioral Health Council

Licensed Psychologist in good standing in state of Texas required

Must maintain a valid driver's license and automobile insurance coverage, be able to travel as needed, and be able to meet on a consistent basis the driving record requirements of the Company's auto insurance carrier if you drive your vehicle during company business

Must maintain required credentials and mandatory training requirements to ensure compliance with all State regulations and CHCS policies

Must have working knowledge of State and Federal laws and professional standards related to psychological and treatment of behavioral health

Must have working knowledge of the principles of the development, implementation, and documentation of individualized care and treatment

Must be willing to complete requirements for becoming an associate professor/adjunct faculty from sponsoring institution for training programs

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point, etc. Ability to efficiently document in electronic health record

Must be able to meet the physical requirements to complete Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) and CPR training including lifting up to 12 lbs. and supporting up to 55 lbs.; bending, stooping and getting on and off the floor without assistance

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) is a proven safe and harm-free method of behavior modification. All consumer-facing employees of CHCS must take NCI courses facilitated by the CHCS Training team within the first 45 days of employment

Preferred

Specialized training working in primary care and/or integrated settings; not required, but training or education in health psychology also helpful

Demonstrated intermediate to advanced competency in deploying evidence-based practices commonly used in PC settings, i.e., Motivational Interviewing (MI), CBT, Problem Solving Therapy (PST), Behavioral Activation (BA), Relapse Prevention, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), biofeedback, etc

Demonstrated ability and skills to understand psychopharmacology and its impact on medical and psychiatric conditions

Experience with psychological assessment and treatment of children and adolescents

Completion of an APA-accredited post-doctoral fellowship under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist, or the completion of post-doctoral hours under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Language Proficiency Pay (LPP) payments are subject to successful testing, certification by CHCS Payroll, and availability of funding