Behavioral Health Associate Jobs in Bend, OR (NOW HIRING)

If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives individuals and families, and thrive in a collaborative healthcare setting, we want you on our team! 

Join us as we strive to provide comprehensive care for our patients.  As a Behavioral Health Consultant, you’ll be an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team, working closely with primary care providers to address the behavioral, physical, and psychosocial needs of our patient population.

Associate licensed providers are encouraged to apply.

What You Will Do:

Provide integrated behavioral healthcare in a person-centered primary care home. Act as an extension of the physician providing consultation on mental health and addiction, brief therapy intervention, referral and coordination of care, and psycho-education.

This position provides services to a diverse population across the Lifespan as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 

Direct Patient Care:

• Works with other members of primary care team to assess, treat, and manage patients with chronic behavioral, physical, and social conditions efficiently and effectively within an integrated behavioral health care model.
• Assists in the development of patient care plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration through referrals and moment-to-moment consultation.
• Directs individual and crisis intervention within behavioral health care model.
• Works with primary care team to coordinate specialty mental health care when needed.
• Assists in execution of clinical assessments such as SBIRT.
• Deliver patient care within HRSA services scope and approved locations, encompassing patient homes, community-based sites, and providing home-based care when necessary and in adherence to defined services and safety protocols. Local travel required.

Education:

• Educates patients, families, and clinical staff in techniques related to self-care.
• Conducts group classes and group visits to promote skill building, education, and improved health for the patient.

Standards of Practice:

• Uses current evidence-based guidelines in creating diagnostic and treatment plans.
• Provides care which reflects health care cost consciousness and addresses social determinants of health.
• Effectively utilizes team-based care model, leveraging expertise of all members of multi-disciplinary team.
• Acts as patient educator, leveraging tools (e.g. EHR, on-line resources, written materials, MY Chart messages, etc.) to effectively communicate information with patients regarding diagnoses, treatment options, disease prevention, safe health behaviors, self-care skills, and health promotion.

Documentation/Indirect patient care:

• Maintains accurate electronic health records of patients and completes documentation in timely manner.
• Reflects critical thinking and follows BHC template in visit documentation.
• Consistently documents patient contact outside of schedule visits, utilizing “patient touches”.
• Responds to patient telephone calls and MyChart messages in a timely manner.
• Accurately codes patient charts to ensure correct billing.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Knowledge of methods around behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical, mental health and substance use conditions.
• Plans and provides psychological assessment and diagnosis in a primary care setting with brief psychotherapeutic interventions as needed.
• Advises and consults primary care providers and team members.
• Ability to triage and refer for specialty mental health services.
• Knowledge of psycho-pharmacology and the problems and dynamics in treating medically underserved populations.
• Knowledge of general medical practice models and processes such as office procedures, medical records, health insurance, etc.
• Skilled in support group organization, facilitating, as well as educating. 
• Ability to work as successful primary health care team member.
• Ability to be comfortable in role as consultant and resident BH specialist.
• Execute evidence-based brief interventions.
• Ability to design and implement clinical protocols for treatment of selected behavioral conditions.
• Ability to make quick and accurate assessments of behavioral health conditions.
• Interest in gathering, tracking and presenting outcome data.
• Expertise in trauma-informed, culturally sensitive substance abuse and mental health treatment.
• Knowledgeable of local and state resources.
• Able to work with patients from infancy to geriatrics.
• Comfort with electronic medical records and charting.
• Flexible and able to assess and triage on the spot demands of medical staff.
• Ability to train and teach effective behavioral health interventions and integrated health model to medical practitioners.

Who We are:

Mosaic Community Health prides itself on being an innovative health system that pioneers unique and creative ways to provide and improve patient access to health care. Since our founding in 2002 we have proudly served insured and uninsured patients regardless of age, ethnicity, or income.
We focus on a holistic approach to patient care by incorporating behavioral health, pharmacy, and nutrition support to serve patients in the most meaningful way. At Mosaic Community Health, you will work with incredibly dedicated and mission-centered peers and be part of a dynamic team-based environment.
Mosaic Community Health offers more than just a job, it is a lifestyle. A lifestyle of serving others. A lifestyle of being an integral part of your community. A lifestyle that offers work/life balance. A lifestyle of enjoying the outdoors! Central Oregon offers over 300 days of sunshine a year, so enjoy a PTO day on the mountain, biking/hiking trails, or the river! A lifestyle that improves lives, including yours.