Integrated Behavioral Health Provider

The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a Integrated Behavioral Health Provider (LISW, LMSW, LMFT, LMHC) for a community health center, also called a federally qualified health center (FQHC), in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Position Details:

• Clinic Hours: Monday - Thurs 8AM - 8PM; Friday 8AM - 5PM; Saturday 9AM - 1PM;
• Typical schedule is M-F 8AM - 5PM - but open to considering a schedule less than 40 hours/week or flexibility.
• Patient appointment typically 30 minutes; see on avg 6-8/day
• Team: will work with 1 FM Physician, 4 FM ARNPs, 1 Psychiatric ARNP, and several Certified Nurse Midwives.
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.
• Clinic is a family-like atmosphere with many long term team members.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate with healthcare providers and multidisciplinary teams, as part of an integrated model, to address mental health and behavioral health needs of the patient population.

• Works directly with the care team and may provide services virtually or off site as appropriate.
• Provides brief targeted therapy, assessment and behavioral interventions with children, teens, adults and families, and making referrals when necessary.

MORE details:

• Collaborates with PHC healthcare providers, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive clinical services to primary care patients, targeting interventions to improve patient functioning, behavior and clinical outcomes. Accepts hand-offs from healthcare providers in-person and virtually as needed. Responds to the referring Provider’s referral concern or question, providing timely, focused feedback in both written and verbal form. 
• Provides access to patients by engaging in flow of clinic/setting and seeking referrals and advocates for Primary Care Behavioral Health. Identifies and evaluates health risk behavior(s), providing brief, targeted interventions to support optimum mental, behavioral, emotional and physical health, in accordance with the preferred care model at PHC sites.  Makes referrals for community mental health resources as appropriate. Collaborates with clinic staff to provide patients with referrals for appropriate specialty.
• Maintains current and accurate documentation of services provided in accordance with standards set by PHC and grant requirements.  Provides maintenance of various management databases.
• Provides clinical consultation and educational programs on behavioral health related topics to staff, students, consumers, and other agencies as requested.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Marital and Family Therapy, Clinical Mental Health Counseling or related field that meets required licensing criteria
• Experience and working knowledge of third-party payers and associated regulations.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Social Worker (LISW or LMSW), Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) from the State of Iowa; *current Mandatory Reporter Training: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse recognized by the State of Iowa *current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers Certification recognized by the American Heart Association. *Must be obtained during introductory period if not current.

Preferred:

• Community health center experience.
• Previous clinical experience.
• Experience working with indigent populations.
• Experience working with clients who need assistance relating to domestic violence, mental health, chemical dependency, homelessness, or crisis intervention.
• Bilingual, verbal and written language proficiency; English/Spanish.
• Licenses/Certifications: CADC, IADC, tCADC

Benefits

Your experience and skills determine your base pay. The hiring range for this position is typically $51,200 - $64,000, though highly experienced candidates may earn up to $76,800 per year.

• Generous PTO accrual (equal to 5 weeks at end of 1st year) plus paid holidays
• License/certification fee reimbursement
• Paid time off for continuing education & continuing education reimbursement 
• Tuition reimbursement program
• 401k with company match
• Medical insurance 
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life & disability insurance
• Flexible spending & health savings accounts
• Supplemental accident & critical illness insurance
• Discounts on pet insurance