Requirements
•  Master’s degree in social work or mental health counseling, or a Doctoral degree in psychology
•  Currently licensed at the independent practice level for the discipline (without restrictions)
•  Maintain an active professional license in the individual’s professional discipline
•  Minimum of three years clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and families, experience in a pediatric primary care, or other pediatric medical setting is strongly preferred.
•  Experience with cognitive behavioral, group, and family therapies is desirable
•  Must be eligible for contracting and credentialing with all insurers, including MassHealth
•  Experience using an electronic health record is desirable
•  Understanding the concepts of “behavioral health integration in primary care” and the “medical home” is highly desirable
•  Familiarity with community-based behavioral health resources in the Westwood and Mansfield area is highly desirable

Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
•  Build professional clinical relationships with patients and families whose primary care providers refer them for behavioral health services
•  Provide evidence-based, short-term interventions, to patients and families with identified clinical needs in accordance with established professional and programmatic standards and treatment models
•  Evaluate children with positive behavioral health screens to determine need for further diagnostic assessment and need for behavioral health services
•  Provide consultative support to pediatricians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the practice on request
•  Participate in the creation of an integrated, individualized plan of care for children with behavioral health needs
•  Maintain up to date documentation in the practice’s electronic medical record
•  Provide documentation as required for approval of behavioral health services by health insurers
•  Work to expand your clinical knowledge of primary care pediatrics
•  Work to increase the medical clinicians’ knowledge of community-based behavioral health services and programs
•  Develop a “common language” with medical providers that facilitates seamless integrated care

Key Integration Responsibilities
•  Build working relationships with all members of the practice staff and with integrated behavioral health clinicians located in other participating PPOC practices.
•  Participate with other practice staff in the Behavioral Health Learning Community activities run by the Pediatric Physician’s Organization at Children’s Hospital (PPOC), including:
-  Monthly in-person trainings and webinars
-  Clinical supervision as required by the PPOC
-  Other meetings and events as needed
•  In collaboration with primary care providers, and other members of the care team, provide behavioral health coordination of care services to patients and families, including but not limited to:
-  Internally, through shared referral processes with the Medical Home Care Coordinator and referral management staff
-  Externally with community-based behavioral health providers and agencies, including school-based providers, that serve the practices geographic area
-  Vertically with Boston Children’s Hospital or other community of care partners when inpatient or high-intensity referrals are indicated
-  Bi-directional work, coordinating care into and out of the medical home

Physical Requirements
•  Work requires regularly standing, stooping and bending.
•  Work requires regularly reaching and grasping objects below shoulder level, frequently reaching and grasping objects at shoulder level and occasionally reaching and grasping objects above shoulder level.
•  Work requires regularly grasping and fine manipulation with hands.
•  Work requires regularly proofreading and checking documents for accuracy and inputting/retrieving words or data into or from an automated/computer system.
•  For certain positions the ability to drive /travel between two clinical sites is a requirement

Skills

At least 3 years working with children and adolescents.
Experience working in an integrated, collaborative care team structure alongside medical providers.

Notes

Health/Dental/vision/LT disability plans, 4 weeks vacation, professional fee reimbursement, 401K , continuing education fees and time off.


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