Main Areas of Responsibility:
Position Function Summary
The Behavioral Health Provider, as a key part of La Familia Medical Center’s (LFMC) primary care treatment team, identifies, triages and manages patients with behavioral health problems within the primary care setting. In addition, the Counselor/Social Worker will provide skill training through psycho-education and patient education strategies and will develop specific plans for a patient’s behavioral health assessment, treatment and referral.
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
Assists primary health care providers in recognizing and treating mental disorders, substance abuse and psycho-social problems;
Assesses the clinical status of patients referred by primary care providers through brief consultative contacts. Assesses, treats and refers pediatric, adults and geriatric patients, individuals, couples and families;