Behavioral Health Clinical Advisor - LMFT, Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Description
In this role, you will provide a range of
services to multidisciplinary teams with emphasis on outpatient practices of
the UCLA Health-Behavioral Health Associates serving adult, geriatric
populations, child and adolescents. Duties may include psychosocial assessment;
care coordination, consultation to the team, individual, family or group
psychotherapeutic treatment; liaison with community agencies; treatment plan
documentation; and disposition planning and advocacy.The clinical advisor is a resource to
providers, patients, care coordinators, and performs complex care coordination
for high risk patients to improve access to psychiatric care and to prevent
unnecessary ED admissions and hospitalizations. The clinical advisor has three
main functions: 1. Resource and complex care coordination, 2. Project
coordination/management for innovative approaches to deliver behavioral health
services to enhance/improve access to care and 3. Direct clinical services, the
clinical advisor may provide direct mental health services including urgent
assessments, interventions, and recommendations to individual patients and
their families and recruitment for and coordination of group therapy sessions.
The clinical
advisor serves as a patient advocate, demonstrates problem solving skills to
resolve conflict and to assist patients/families/caregivers to identify their
past and present coping skills. S/he works collaboratively with the patient,
community resources, other providers, managed care operations, the UCLA Health
System, and health plans to implement, identify, coordinate, and monitor
options and services to meet at-risk patients' healthcare needs. The clinical advisor
aims to foster continuity of care and reduce unnecessary utilization of
healthcare services by coordinating and providing health services that meet
individuals' health needs. By connecting key individuals involved in the care
of the patient and decreasing fragmentation and duplication of care, the
clinical advisor is able to enhance the quality and cost effectiveness of the
care that is delivered in the outpatient setting. The clinical advisor keeps
current with the professional mental healthcare knowledge and pursues further
enhancement of job-related knowledge.
Salary Range: $34.24 - $74.19/hourly
Qualifications
Master's degree in related area of psychology
California Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
Experience and skill interacting with health care
providers in a multidisciplinary setting
2-3 years of relevant experience
Working knowledge of general theoretical and
clinical models
Ability to develop effective rapport and working
therapeutic alliances with patients
Skill in writing clear and complete clinical notes
and summaries of clinical evaluations
Skills and experiences in documenting/charting to
ensure current and accurate medical records are entered and documented in
patient files in accordance with established Medical Records policies and
procedures
Knowledge of LMFT ethics and scope of practice
Ability to perform a complete mental status exam and
recognize changes in mental status
Ability to establish and maintain effective and
mutually respectful relationships with professionals and support staff
Knowledge of pertinent current community resources,
including income maintenance, mental health treatment, special education,
residential and vocational supports
Ability to provide and maintain appropriate
coordination of care with existing providers and/or variety of community
agencies and demonstrate assertiveness, persistence, and diplomacy as an
advocate for the patient
Ability to triage high risk behavior of patients
Knowledge of community resources for higher level of
care or specialty care
Knowledge
of psychosocial factors related to all life stages; expertise in at least
one stage
Ability
to communicate clearly and therapeutically with patients and families
regarding diagnosis, progress, treatment plan recommendations
Ability
to establish and maintain effective and mutually respectful relationships
with professionals and support staff
Ability
to assess and respond appropriately in a timely fashion to the safety
needs of patients, family and staff
Knowledge
of child and adult abuse and neglect reporting laws and procedures
Knowledge
of scope of practice of relevant other disciplines including psychiatry,
psychology, and psychiatric nurse Practitioners.
Ability
to recognize complex clinical situations and seek and apply consultation
of supervision when needed
Ability
to respond calmly and effectively in crisis situations
Demonstrated
resourcefulness, effective written and verbal communications and diplomacy
Demonstrated
leadership and organizational abilities with previous demonstration of
consistency, independence, flexibility, initiative and creativity
Skill
at writing documentation that is timely, meaningful, complete, legible,
grammatically correct, concise and consistent with legal and administrative
standards
Ability to use a
computer for electronic mail and word processing, internet access to University
policies and procedures, and community resources for patients/families
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