Accompany Health is hiring a
Behavioral Health Clinician

Summary

Join Accompany Health in giving low-income patients with complex needs the dignified, high-quality care they deserve. As a Behavioral Health Clinician, you will provide and coordinate holistic, patient-centered care for an intimate panel of patients with complex medical, behavioral health, and social needs.

Responsibilities

• Quarterbacking our integrated behavioral health service which closely aligns with the evidence-based Collaborative Care Model
• Outreaching and engaging qualified patients, accepting (and at times initiating) warm handoffs from other team members, completing initial intakes to understand patient risks and needs
• Delivering brief therapeutic interventions and short-term therapy, and referring and navigating to community resources for access to the broader behavioral health continuum of care
• Collaborating with psychiatrists, RNs, and community health workers to perform community-based outreach and engagement, initial intakes, short-term therapy and referral and coordination with community resources
• Assisting the clinical team in urgent triage for behavioral health related issues
• Supporting patients in transitions of care from facilities for admissions related to behavioral health diagnoses, including but not limited to: coordinating on discharge plans with inpatient care management
• Caring for patients primarily virtually via video, telephone, or text but also in the home and community as needed
• Establishing and fostering trusting relationships with patients and ensuring care is aligned with the patient’s goals and values
• Participating in multi-disciplinary case conferences and clinical rounds to ensure holistic and appropriate care for patients
• Providing formal and informal coaching and education to other clinical and non-clinical team members about supporting patients with behavioral health issues
• Collaborating with external providers and community-based organizations to advocate for patient care aligned with their goals
• Providing feedback on program design and workflows to ensure we are providing the best patient care possible
• Ensuring timely and appropriate documentation