Job Description:

Position Summary:

Point person
for promoting, providing, and coordinating high-quality behavioral healthcare as
a member of the primary care team.

 Responsibilities:

1.  As
   a member of the primary care team, help address the behavioral health needs of
   patients in primary care utilizing the collaborative care model of integrated
   care.



2. At
   the request of the PCP or in other appropriate situations, conduct a triage
   visit or initial evaluation to help clarify behavioral health concerns and
   develop an individualized, appropriate care plan.




3. Enroll patients referred by the PCP into the collaborative
   care program which includes both in person and telephone outreach visits for a
   short-term episode of care, up to 12 weeks duration.




4. Utilize standardized, evidence-based clinical
   measures to assess patient’s symptoms and response to treatment.




5. Proactively communicate with patients, primary
   care team members and the consulting psychiatrist to aid in effective,
   patient-centered, team-based care.




6. For carefully selected patients, provide
   face-to-face, short term counseling including; problem-solving therapy, brief
   CBT, motivational interviewing or brief supportive therapy (average 6 sessions
   per patient, per episode of care).




7. Partner with PCP teams to systematically screen
   and assess for opiate misuse and other substance use disorders.




8. For carefully selected patients, partner with PCP
   teams to provide team-based treatment for opiate and other substance use
   disorders in primary care.




9. Assist patients in need of higher levels or
   care, specialty mental health or substance use services, outside of primary
   care, to connect with appropriate treatment resources.




10. Effectively
    maintain and manage a patient registry.




11. Performs other
    duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s
  degree in social work from an accredited institution of higher education,
  including an internship meeting professional standards.



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  Must
  be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services, on
  an inpatient, outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months.

  
  

   

  
  

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

• Licensed
  Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in New Hampshire

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