Kintegra Health Hiring For Mat Behavioral Health Provider at Statesville, NC, United States Full Time

Job Description

Overview
We are looking for a MAT Behavioral Health Provider (LCSW or LCMHC) to join our family. Under the direct supervision of the MAT Program Manager, this position functions as part of an interdisciplinary team within a private maternity clinic, providing ongoing psychotherapy and brief interventions for women in addition to assessing and providing substance use behavioral health treatment as part of a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) team, with specific care for the perinatal population. Is knowledgeable of and adheres to all policies, professional practice standards, philosophies and requirements for professional practice. Coordinates services with medical provider and other clinic staff to facilitate the provision of holistic, whole-person healthcare for all patients. Provides behavioral health and substance abuse screening, brief intervention, education, and referral services for patients. Provides ongoing consultation and treatment planning support for medical staff at partnering clinics in their work with patients with psycho-social, behavioral health, chronic disease, behavior change, and/or substance use concerns.
Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• 403B Retirement Plan
• 403B Retirement Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Optional Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Continuing Education Funds and PTO
• Career Development and Leadership Opportunities

MAT Behavioral Health Provider Performance Requirements

• Excellent and effective written and oral communication skills. Interacts in a friendly, professional manner with a wide range of patients, operations staff, physicians, other departments, and community partners in a friendly, professional manner.
• Knowledge of psychosocial experiences of patients with substance use diagnoses, particularly opiate use, and various forms of treatment.
• Ability to work well on a team and independently.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and complete delegated task with attention to detail and efficient time management.
• Ability to implement an integrated care service line into a partnering clinic and comfortable with program development.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint use and email communication.

MAT Behavioral Health Provider Qualifications

Education: Master’s Degree

Experience Required: Minimum two years’ experience in a public health setting

Professional Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Certification in good standing with the Social Work Certification and Licensure Board of North Carolina. Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist preferred.

Certification(s): None Required

MAT Behavioral Health Provider Key Responsibilities

• Practice reflects adherence to NASW Code of Ethics.
• Develops and continually nurtures a relationship with a partnering clinic to create and provides an integrated care service line that addresses mental health, substance use, crisis, chronic disease, and psychosocial issues.
• Specifically assesses patients for appropriateness of MAT services, creates and delivers patient presentations to MAT team for decision making, provides substance use treatment and other psychotherapy to a panel of MAT patients, and provides weekly updates to team.
• Performs behavioral health assessments of patients and family members to formulate diagnosis and identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their condition, treatment, and/or life situation. Formulates and implements a comprehensive plan of care using appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.
• Provides psychoeducation to patient and family regarding issues pertaining to patient’s diagnosis, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Assists with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of mental health, substance issues, abuse, neglect, domestic violence, etc.
• Provides consultative services to health care team members within the scope of care definitions as needed, and provides training to other health care professionals as needed.
• Completes, in a timely manner, all required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services rendered, and organizational operations.
• Engages in continuing education to maintain licensure and enhance professional competence relevant to medical and legal issues that impact patient care.
• Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources. Refers to and collaborates with other behavioral health professionals when appropriate.

MAT goals are:

• To provide evidence-based and effective treatment services.
• To join with individuals in a nonjudgmental approach to treatment.
• To promote both individual and family health and well-being.
• To build motivation for commitment to ongoing wellness and recovery.
• To help individuals build practical tools and successful coping strategies that will enable them to taper off the prescribed medication and maintain sobriety.
• To partner with communities and organizations to address gaps in needed services.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements
1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers
4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description
5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.
Kintegra Health has implemented Covid-19 protocols for our current employees and new hires. We are committed to improving our society. For further information please reach out to Human Resources at [email protected].

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.