CCI Health Services’ mission is to deliver high quality, accessible care to our community members, leading the way to a more equitable health care system for everyone.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Therapist, Immigrant Health will provide effective, culturally competent behavioral health assessments and therapy to individuals, families, and groups in a community-based in-person Primary Care setting. They will work flexibly as part of an integrated primary care team that promotes integrated behavioral health.
As a member of the health center’s integrated care team the RHA Behavioral Health Therapist will fulfill the following KEY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES towards the provision of patient-centered, coordinated patient care:
- Maintain confidentiality of records relating to patients' treatment.
- Provide mental health and substance abuse assessments and screenings.
- Foll regulations for documentation and billing.
- Provide individual, family and group short-term treatment for adults and youth using evidence-based interventions such as CBT, MI, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, TF-CBT
- Proficiency with providing therapy and assessment services using an in-person or virtual interpreter.
- Develop and implement treatment plans based on patient’s expressed goals. Complete and maintain client-related records in the EMR and reports, daily.
- Collaborate with other team members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
- Refer patients or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
- Act as patient advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how trauma can impact a patient’s development, behavior and health.
- Provide culturally competent trauma informed treatment to children and adults.
- Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, or supporting patients, as appropriate.
- Meet with families or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process with patients or with their written consent.
- Monitor patients’ use of medications and encourage their collaboration with prescribers.
- Learn about new developments in counseling and health by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
- Coordinate or direct employee workshops, courses, or training about mental health and substance abuse screening and treatment.
- Provide leadership in integrated care team collaboration.
- Successfully meet productivity targets.
- Demonstrate cultural competence and humility when working with immigrants, special populations such as sexual and gender minorities and refugees.
- Provide in-person and telehealth appointments.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C), or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
- Certified Clinical Supervisor in the State of Maryland Preferred.
- Minimum 2 years providing therapy to children, teens, and adults with mental health needs.
- Excellent team-based communication skills with primary care team, supervisors and other CCI staff.
- Preferred Bi-lingual (Spanish, Amharic, Pashto, Haitian Creole, Dari etc..) capabilities in reading, writing, and speaking preferred and understanding how to use interpreter services.
- Ability to provide crisis intervention services to patients, an ability to be flexible, use new ideas, and operate in a fast-paced health environment.
- Prior experience collaborating with physicians and other health care providers, social service agencies, and/or education system desired.
- Other duties as assigned.
CCI Health Services provides high quality & affordable healthcare to patients during all stages of life to the medically under-served in Montgomery & Northern Prince George's counties. Our services include primary care, dental, behavioral & adolescent health, HIV & infectious disease testing & treatment, prenatal & family planning. CCI Health Services is also the largest provider of WIC services in Maryland.