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Behavioral Health Clinician - Pediatrics (LCSW)
CARLE • Bloomington, IL 61705 • Posted today
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In-person • Full-time • Mid Level
Job Highlights
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The Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) in pediatrics at CARLE is responsible for triaging and providing short-term interventions to children, adolescents, and their caregivers with medical and behavioral health needs within the pediatric setting. This role involves consultation with providers and staff, education, and referrals for further treatment, as well as coordination of care within the pediatric care team.
Responsibilities
- Triage and provide short-term interventions to children, adolescents, and their caregivers with medical and behavioral health needs.
- Consult with providers and staff as requested.
- Provide education and referrals for further treatment to patients and their families within the pediatric setting.
- Coordinate care of patients with the care team.
- Identify, refer, and advocate for patients needing specialty Behavioral Health services and other services as needed.
- Assess the clinical status of patients referred by pediatric providers through brief, consultative contacts.
- Demonstrate a strengths-based approach in their work with providers and in their conceptualization of children's behaviors.
- Provide brief, solution-focused behavioral interventions with active development of a behavioral change plan.
- Teach patients and caregivers about care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
- Attend and participate in meetings and quality improvement activities as required.
- Assist pediatric providers in recognizing and treating mental disorders and psychosocial challenges.
- Work with pediatric care team to efficiently and effectively treat and manage patients with chronic and new onset emotional and/or health problems.
About CARLE
Carle Health is a healthcare organization operating in Illinois, offering a wide range of services including clinical care, health insurance, research, and academics. They have a team of nearly 16,500 members providing high-quality care through eight hospitals, physician group practices, health insurance plans, and medical education institutions, with a focus on innovation, diversity, and community impact.
Full Job Description
- Provide consultation to and coordinate care of patients with care team. Identify, refer and advocate for patients needing specialty Behavioral Health services and other services as needed.
- Assess the clinical status of patients referred by pediatric providers through brief, consultative contacts.
- Demonstrate a strengths-based approach in their work with providers and in their conceptualization of children's behaviors.
- Provide brief, solution-focused behavioral interventions with active development of a behavioral change plan to improve medical and psychosocial outcomes for children/adolescents and their families with chronic medical conditions and co-occurring psychosocial stressors/psychiatric diagnoses.
- Teach patients and caregivers about care, prevention and treatment enhancement techniques.
- Attends and participates in meetings and quality improvement activities as required.
- Assist pediatric providers in providers in recognizing and treating mental disorders and psychosocial challenges.
- Assess the clinical status of patients referred by pediatric providers through brief consultative contacts.
- Work with pediatric care team to efficiently and effectively treat and manage patients with chronic and new onset emotional and/or health problems.
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