Behavioral Health Consultant

ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Behavioral Health Consultant

DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health

WORK HOURS: 40 Hours per week/M-F

SALARY RANGE: $62,000-$75,000 for LCSW, $73,000-$90,000 for PSY.D

SUPERVISOR: Behavioral Health Director

TRAVEL: Less than 10%

STATUS: Exempt, Full Time

Who We Are:

Esperanza Health Center is a multicultural ministry providing holistic healthcare to the Latino and underserved communities of Philadelphia. We seek to fulfill our mission by providing affordable, high-quality, bilingual and multicultural primary health care services in Jesus’ name, regardless of ability to pay, to all those in our community who seek care.

Job Summary

We understand that a person’s behavioral and emotional health is fundamentally important to overall wellbeing, and is closely connected to physical health outcomes. Our Behavioral Health professionals are a valued part of the care team, working closely with our medical providers to serve our patients in a collaborative and holistic way. Behavioral Health Consultants provide targeted individual and group interventions to our patients and community members of all ages, including assessment, brief clinical interventions or short-term therapy to address patients’ goals and improve functioning. This innovative model of care is designed to reduce barriers and maximize access to high quality Behavioral Health care for those in our community.

This position has no on-call and no after hours or weekends required

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provide culturally sensitive, strengths based, trauma-informed care to a diverse population
• Meet with patients individually in the context of their medical visit to provide targeted interventions addressing Behavioral Health issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, developmental concerns, and substance use
• Collaborate with patients and medical providers to provide effective treatment planning and targeted interventions to help patients set and meet goals for improved physical and psychosocial functioning
• Create, plan, and facilitate groups in a variety of innovative formats to promote emotional wholeness and address specific patient needs
• Provide crisis intervention, crisis management, and safety planning as appropriate
• Document patient progress and services provided in the Electronic Medical Record.
• Assist with referrals to higher levels of Behavioral Health care and provide information about other community resources as appropriate

What We Offer:

• A salaried position with a fixed Monday-Friday schedule
• An opportunity to continually grow in your clinical skills while doing interesting and meaningful work
• Continuing Education opportunities to meet licensure requirements
• Three one-day retreats per year together with the whole staff
• Vacation, sick, and holiday paid time off, plus additional one month of paid sabbatical leave after seven years of service
• Medical and dental insurance, retirement plan, and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement program after one year of employment
• You may qualify for federal or state loan forgiveness programs

You May Be a Good Fit If You:

• Are independently licensed as an LCSW, Psy D. LPC, or LMFT in Pennsylvania. Applicants who are seeking licensure are eligible to apply for our Behavioral Health Associate position.
• Are bilingual in English and Spanish (we may consider applicants who are willing to participate in immersive language training)
• Are able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Get excited thinking about innovative ways to deliver high quality Behavioral Healthcare to underserved communities!
• Want to work in a Christian healthcare ministry with like-minded team members who are compelled by the love of Christ to offer care to all in need.

To carry out its mission, it is of critical importance for Esperanza Health Center (EHC) to keep our patients, families, and workforce safe and healthy and to support the health of our global community. In keeping with this, EHC has mandated all workforce members on-site at any EHC location for any portion of their time be vaccinated for COVID-19. This also includes contractors and EHC volunteers. This vaccine mandate is in alignment with applicable local, state, and federal mandates.

Potential employees may request exemption consideration for EHC vaccine requirements for valid religious and medical reasons. Please note that start dates will be delayed until candidates are fully immunized or valid exemption requests are reviewed and approved.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Philadelphia, PA 19140: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a minimum of a Masters degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field? You can answer yes if you will complete your degree within the next three months.
• Are you currently licensed as an LCSW, LPC, or Psy D? If you are in process of obtaining licensure, please indicate where you are in that process.
• What is your level of proficiency in Spanish?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: In person