Behavioral Health Specialist-Bilingual Job in Houston 77011, Texas US

                                                                                   

El Centro de Corazón

The Center of the Heart

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Job Title: Behavioral Health Specialist-Bilingual

 

Classification:  Exempt

 

Responsible to:  Director of Behavioral Health Services

 

Position Summary: Provides clinical consultations with medical providers and brief intervention and psychotherapy services to primary care patients.  Services include, but are not limited to: crisis intervention, individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy.

 

Position Responsibilities

·         Provides direct support to clinic medical staff

·         Provides brief intervention and psychotherapy as needed

·         Conducts initial patient assessments

·         Conducts psychosocial assessments

·         Develops treatment plans

·         Writes and maintains progress notes for all encounters

·         Maintains and updates client record

·         Makes appropriate referrals for clients, including psychiatric (within or outside of agency)

·         Obtains client records when needed (medical, MHMRA, etc)

·         Develops group curriculum

·         Performs case management duties as necessary

·         Participates in meetings with grant participants and funders if/when requested by management

·         Maintains monthly statistics; other duties as assigned and abides by agency’s policies and procedures and Behavioral Health Department Policies and Procedures.

 

Education: Master’s or higher degree in Counseling, Education, Psychology or Social Work

 

Experience: Previous counseling experience preferred, including experience in the medical field and working with mental health issues, families, groups, and diverse cultural, ethnic and socio-economic settings.

 

 Requirements: Licensed to provide therapy by state board pertaining to individual’s profession (LPC,  LMFT, LCSW, Psychologist); bilingual (Spanish); valid driver’s license; reliable transportation; and abides by respective licensing board Code of Ethics.

 

Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of DSM-IV; knowledge of different counseling methodologies and techniques.

 

Skills: Strong assessment skills, strong clinical skills, strong cultural competence, and basic casework skills (referrals, advocacy) and strong verbal and written skills.

 

Abilities: Flexibility to be able to work in different work settings and environments, ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary team, ability to provide vision, feedback and creativity to a growing and changing mental health department.

 

Environmental/Working Conditions: Will need to adapt to various work spaces - exam rooms, ECC offices and, if necessary, client’s homes.

 

Physical/Mental Demands: Mentally challenging position due to continuous exposure to extreme issues and mental health issues.