Job Description

Summary: 

To provide support in leadership, consultation, and training in organizational efforts to design and implement care programs throughout appropriate sites. Represents the organization in providing consultation services to external clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct and indirect integrated care clinical services and serve as the behavioral health champion.
• Conduct meetings for departmental members apprising them of program and agency developments.
• Consult with medical providers to develop assessment and treatment protocols as well as designing training programs for providers.
• Support clinical therapists to include Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors
• Support care coordinators in the discharge of their duties to the program.
• Design and implement formal training programs relative to specific topics on integrated care for primary care and behavioral health providers.
• Provide consultation and development of integrated delivery systems in collaboration with members of the management team.
• Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient services and making recommendations for improvement.
• Adhere to Kentucky State Board of Psychology requirements regarding supervision and practice, ethical guidelines, and board approved practice regulations.
• Will coordinate integrated care rotation and serve as clinical supervisor to students, interns, practicum placements, and post master’s clinicians requiring supervision prior to licensure as a psychological associate or psychologist
• Oversee MAT programs with an interdisciplinary team.
• Other duties as assigned.

OTHER ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Grace Health recognizes that managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff.  All employees must embrace a team-based approach to patient care and understand that each role is important to our success. 
• Team members must demonstrate excellent team communication and coordination to provide quality patient care.
• Care coordination includes communicating with community organizations, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Care team members understand and embrace the concept of population management and proactively address the needs of patients and families served by this practice. 
• Team members must demonstrate skill and knowledge related to effective communication with vulnerable patient populations.
• Team members must participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities within the organization to ensure patients receive high quality care.
• All team members will be involved in the process of improving quality outcomes.
• Team members will participate in the review and evaluation processes of practice performance and help to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Team members will participate in Grace Health's advocacy program .

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Follows policies and procedures of the office, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel
• Maintains good attendance (daily, meetings, and other assignment tasks)
• Maintains timely documentation of all work assignments
• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Routinely keeps supervisor informed about attendance and job assignments
• Flexible in being able to multitask
• Works effectively and at an efficient pace
• Works cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to assist in advancing Grace Health’s mission and to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software and leadership skills including the following:  critical thinking, data analysis, operational objectives, personnel management, quality improvement, and other managerial functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology; or four to ten years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licensed Psychologist in the state of Kentucky.

BENEFITS:

• Safe harbor 401(k) with match potential
• Paid time off
• Family friendly work environment
• Health insurance
  • Wellness program
  • Health savings account
  • Pharmacy benefit
  • Employee visits for medical services
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• STD/LTD
• EAP & Work life services
• Voluntary benefits
• Hospital indemnity

Grace Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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