Behavioral Health Pedi Lead - LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, PhD, PsyD (5812)

PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT:

In accordance with The Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act, BNHC provides reasonable pay range for each posted position. Actual compensation will be based on multiple factors such as relevant experience, education and training to determine offered rates. This range represents the organization's good faith estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Lead Pedi/OB Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) functions as a core member of a collaborative care team that involves the patient and his/her family (when appropriate), the patients’ primary care provider, nursing, and community health workers. The BHC provides consultation/assessment and bio-psychosocial evaluations on an urgent basis, support and linkage services, advocacy, education, brief interventions, counseling, and information in order to ensure adequacy of health care, increase access of services, enhance physical and psychological well-being and facilitate patient self-care. Patients are referred (optimally via warm hand-off) by BNHC medical providers who are at high risk due to medical diagnoses, who are frequent users of the hospital emergency rooms; and/or who have behavioral health/mental health, social or environmental concerns that impede their overall health.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide culturally sensitive assessment, consultation and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders and diagnostic clarification utilizing DSM-5

1. Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions and treatment planning (Suicidal/Homicidal Risk Assessment)

1. Assist the primary care team in developing care-management processes such as guidelines, disease management techniques, case-management and patient education to improve self-management of chronic diseases

1. Provide an array of clinical services for pediatric and OB/GYN behavioral health problems and areas of behavioral medicine (treatment planning/provision) to assist patients with meeting goals including, but not limited to:

• Behavior and Mood Management

• Anxiety Management

• Support with patient advocacy related to BH issues in school context

• Substance Use Screening & referral to treatment

• Interim Check of Psychotropic Medication Response (when appropriate)

• Stress & Anger Management (particularly for parents)

• Health Behavior and Disease Management

• Medication Adherence

• Weight Management

• Sleep Hygiene and counseling

• Psychosocial & Behavioral Aspects of prevention of Chronic Disease

Some Interventions that may be used include

• Psychoeducation

• Advocacy

• Positive Parenting interventions

• Relaxation Training and Skill Building

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

• Child based mindfulness Strategies

• Behavioral Structure/Behavioral Scheduling

• Goal Setting

• Problem Solving

• Exercise

• Solution Focused Strategies

1. Facilitate consultation between PCP and Social Services staff for co-management of patients

1. Facilitate initial connection between internal and/or community-based social service agencies (Mental Health), community-based benefits agencies, school etc. for management of patients

1. Participation in Clinical Treatment Team to assist with treatment planning to provide comprehensive care for clients and families