Therapist, Immigrant Health

Location Silver Spring, MD (20910)
Job Type Full Time
Posted 10 days ago
Reposted 3 days ago
Company CCI Health and Wellness Services

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 centers 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 patients 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 patients 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.