Description
The Behavioral Health Specialist at Oak Street Health provides care management services and evidence-based short-term psychotherapy to patients with behavioral health needs.
The role involves collaborating with primary care teams to identify patients who require behavioral health services, assessing patient needs, making referrals to specialist resources, and providing short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with primary care teams to identify patients who require behavioral health services
- Screening and assessing patients for common mental health and substance use disorders
- Developing care plans and making referrals to specialist resources
- Providing short-term counseling and evidence-based treatments
- Coordinating care with psychiatric consultants and other healthcare professionals
- Maintaining accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters and counseling sessions
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Master's degree in a field such as mental health counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy
- A high-level clinical license (LISW, LPCC, or LMFT)
- Experience with screening and treating common mental health and substance use disorders
- Familiarity with brief, structured intervention techniques such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- US work authorization
In terms of compensation and benefits, this full-time position offers a salary range of $60,522 to $129,615 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, and wellness programs.
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