Esperanza Health Center
Behavioral Health Consultant - LCSW / Psy.D
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Job Description
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 Consultant 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.
Location: Philadelphia, PA, US
Posted Date: 10/22/2024
Contact Information
Contact | Human Resources Esperanza Health Center |
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