Behavioral Health Consultant
Location
Silver Spring, MD | United States
Job description
CCI Health Services’ mission is to deliver high quality, accessible care to our community members, leading the way to a more equitable health care system for everyone.
POSITION SUMMARY:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Behavioral Health Consultant to join the Refugee Health Assessment (RHA) program at CCI Health Services. The Behavioral Health Specialist will play a pivotal role in addressing the mental health and psychological needs of refugees, asylees, and special visa holders within the program, providing culturally sensitive behavioral health interventions.
KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES - Conduct behavioral health assessments for individuals that are referred to Behavioral Health services after a positive screen.
- Must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or LCSW-C), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC), or Licensed Psychologist.
- Minimum 2 years providing therapy to children, teens, and adults with mental health needs.
- Have experience in utilizing evidence-based interventions such as CBT, MI, trauma-informed care, and/or Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
- Excellent team-based communication skills with the primary care team, supervisors, and other CCI staff.
- Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and process work to completion.
- Bi-lingual (Spanish, Amharic, Pashto) in reading, writing, and speaking, highly-desired.
- Experience in the use of interpreter services.
- Ability to develop therapeutic rapport and engage patients in treatment using clinical skills including motivational interviewing in a culturally based manner.
- Ability to provide crisis intervention services to patients, and ability to be flexible, use new ideas and operate in a fast-paced health environment.
- Prior experience collaborating with physicians and other health care providers, social service agencies, and/or education systems desired.
- Enthusiasm for innovation, data-driven decisions, and clinical and financial outcomes.
- Other duties as assigned.
WHY WORK AT CCI?
- Extensive benefits plan
- Generous PTO Plan
- 403B Retirement Plan + Employer match up to 4%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Continuing education assistance; can be used toward obtaining certifications, renewal of certifications, or possible conference attendance.
- Our providers are insured for malpractice under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
** CCI Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer ** Founded in 1972, CCI Health Services is a diverse and inclusive workplace grounded in community. Located in the Washington, DC Metro Area, each year CCI cares for more than 60,000 individuals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. As a non-profit, CCI is committed to improving health equity through the provision of affordable primary care for all, across all stages of life. Visit ccicares.org for more information.
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