Senior Consultant, Patient Services
Herspiegel
Behavioral Health Consultant
Highmark Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Acts as a core care team member to develop specific clinical pathways or best practice programs for targeted patient groups
- Participates in practice staff meetings and trainings
- Provides education and support on a variety of topics from behavioral health and substance abuse background, training, and expertise to multidisciplinary team members during the course of treatment planning for patients
- Participates in daily huddles, listening for behavioral health, substance abuse, and psychosocial needs
- Provides population based care based on registry to high risk/high need patients
- Provides services to all enrollees (not just those with diagnosable mental disorders)
- Advocates for patients who are perceived as difficult to work with or “non-compliant”
- Encourages patient to become an active participant in their own care and treatment
- Connects patient to a variety of resources in the community related to social determinants of health
Requirements
- Minimum Master’s degree in Mental Health Field
- 2 years experience in use of evidence-based counseling techniques, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of common mental health and substance abuse disorders
- Knowledge of the relationship between medical and psychological aspects of health and disease
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT)
- CPR – American Heart Association
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
- Bonuses
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
evidence-based counseling techniquesscreeningdiagnosistreatment of mental health disorderstreatment of substance abuse disorders
Soft skills
advocacypatient educationteam collaborationcommunicationactive listening
Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)CPR – American Heart AssociationAct 34 Criminal Background Clearance CertificateAct 33 Child Abuse Clearance CertificateAct 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
