JOB PURPOSE: Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) provides a range of services inclusive of assessment and intervention related to health behaviors that affect the patient’s management of chronic medical illnesses. In this role the BHC’s and behavioral health teams work collaboratively to ensure ongoing communication and coordination, promoting cohesive, whole health care to patients.
BHC’s deliver a range of interventions for patients of all ages regarding psycho-social concerns that may be related to life stressors, acute and/or chronic medical/mental health conditions, motivational barriers to healthy lifestyle, and/or other identifiable behavioral health concerns, while making appropriate recommendations to medical providers and patients. Interventions may include brief health behavior focused primary care population-based consultations, crisis triage, brief solution-focused therapy, assessment and treatment planning for patients experiencing a mental health crisis in the primary care setting.
The primary goal of the Elk Ridge Community Health Behavioral Health Consultant(Elk Ridge) is to support Elk Ridge’s Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions.
Job Functions:
Provides focused quality clinical services as appropriate to the patient’s presenting health and behavioral concerns. Range of services may include consultation, health behavior assessment and intervention and coordination of care related to life stressors, acute and/or chronic medical health conditions, acute and/or severe mental health conditions, substance use problems, motivational barriers to healthy lifestyle, and/or other identifiable behavioral health concerns, while making appropriate recommendations to medical providers, patients, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Provides interruptible and accessible services to support referral and warm hand-off requests.
Cultivates education and self-management skills to targeted populations with comorbid medical and mental health conditions, chronic medical disease, behavioral health concerns, and other health related conditions that impact biopsychosocial health and functioning.
Collaborates with the primary care providers, and interdisciplinary medical team members in providing health behavior support to patients while addressing physical health conditions/comorbidities that contribute to the patient’s overall health.
Reaches out to Specialty Behavioral Health to staff cases, promotes continuity care, enhances smooth transition to services, and supports primary care teams’ capacity to manage mild behavioral health conditions.
Responsible for maintaining accurate electronic patient records while remaining in compliance with all HIPAA and Confidentiality policies and procedures. Maintain patient charts and records according to established Electronic Health Records guidelines for documentation, billing, coding, and procedures for the range of services delivered within Primary Care Behavioral Health.
Protects and maintains the confidentiality of patient records and information, proprietary information and personnel information. Completing all clinical documentation clearly, thoroughly, accurately and within timeframes specified by Elk Ridge Health policies and procedures and regulatory authority.
Provides education to the primary care and behavioral health teams regarding the latest information and knowledge pertaining to behavioral health assessment and intervention, related behavioral health conditions, safety and risk assessment, in order to improve patient care and assist with enhancing utilization of Behavioral Health services throughout the organization.
Attends all applicable behavioral health and medical provider meetings and participate in on-going training activities as needed.
Collaborates with primary care providers and interdisciplinary medical team…