Landmark Health Hiring For Behavioral Health Consultant at Des Moines, IA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Overview:

The behavioral health consultant supports the collaborative care team: longitudinal Landmark provider, patient, and behavioral health care manager (BHCM) through regular consultation on an assigned caseload of patients. The behavioral health consultant advises the primary care provider on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, also providing the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health and substance use conditions.
Responsibilities:

 Provide regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation to BHCMs. Case review consultations focus primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not improving as expected under their current treatment plan. Case reviews may be conducted by telephone, video, or in person.
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Work with the BHCM to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload. The behavioral health consultant using a dashboard built in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Ubiquity, to track all assigned patients and prioritize patients for case review and treatment adjustment.
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Recommend any treatment adjustments through the case review process or in ad-hoc consultations, including medication recommendations and other interventions, within 24 hours of consulting with a BHCM or other interdisciplinary team (IDT) members.
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Advise on treatment for patients who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care, supporting treatment in the medical setting until patients can be engaged in specialized care as appropriate.
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Clearly communicate the limitations of the case review consultation and treatment recommendations if the patient is not evaluated in person.
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Direct evaluation of patients with significant diagnostic or therapeutic challenges who are identified in discussion with the patient’s BHCM and/or longitudinal Landmark provider. Such consultation may be provided in person or via telemedicine (video or telephone).
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Development and delivery of in-service training for longitudinal Landmark providers and other IDT staff regarding recognition and treatment of behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders in primary care.

Qualifications:

 Licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner; completion of accredited program in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
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Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting
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Excellent communication skills
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Positive, flexible, and solution-focused attitude
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Ability to quickly synthesize medical and mental health data and formulate effective and evidence-based clinical recommendations
 Access to reliable transportation to conduct meetings within the community required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor Vehicle Safety policy

In order to work with potentially vulnerable patient populations and to keep employees healthy while caring for patients, all patient-facing employees of Landmark must provide evidence of the following required immunizations/vaccinations as a condition of employment: TB, MMR, Tdap, and Influenza. Declinations may be accommodated based on your medical history, an allergy or religious beliefs. Please immediately contact HR if you wish to apply for an exemption from our vaccination requirements so that we may determine if you qualify for an accommodation.

Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. Landmark Health will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance.
Company Statement:

We are now part of Optum and the United Health Group family of businesses, backed by the resources of a global health organization working to help people live healthier lives and to help make the health system work better for everyone.

As part of our hiring process, upon accepting an offer, candidates will be required to complete a 9-panel drug test. Due to our partnership with the Medicare Advantage program, our drug testing policies are consistent with Federal law.

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Landmark Health requires all new hires and employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.