*Full job description**Behavioral Health Counselor*Pediatric Partners of the Southwest (PPSW) is hiring a third license eligible/ licensed behavioral health specialist to join our well established and beloved PPSW (fully) Integrated Behavioral Health Team in southwest CO. We are on our 13th year of providing fully integrated care. Our therapists work on hot spotting behavioral and mental health brief interventions, supporting families in resiliency and SDOH supports, counseling visits, and linking families to community resources.PPSW is an innovative and happy team-based pediatric medical home practice located in beautiful Durango, CO serving SW Colorado in two school based-health centers and a private practice location. We provide care from birth to twenty-one years of age in our mission driven practice. https://www.ppswdurango.com/PPSW counselors assist families with identifying needs by implementing appropriate screening tools, providing support and counseling to our patients and families, as well as collaborating with health professionals in care coordination, triage, resiliency visits and referrals. We have fun and feel we are making a difference in our community!This is a full-time, benefitted position. NHSC and CO State Loan forgiveness programs are available. We provide additional pediatric training education with $4300 annual training/certification monies as well as covered bi-weekly pediatric supervision and monthly pediatric trauma training. Licensure costs and malpractice insurance are part of employment benefits.Early childhood experience and familiarity with IEP and 504 plans welcomed. We encourage early career folks to apply. Experience in an integrated pediatric practice or children's hospital a plus!https://www.ppswdurango.com/integrated-behavioral-health*Responsibilities include*:* Compassionately, efficiently, and effectively identify problems using brief interventions "hot spotting" and short-term counseling sessions.* Conducts appropriate assessments with focus on functional outcomes.* Coordinates care for complex patients with co-morbid mental and physical health conditions.* General understanding of pharmacology with familiarity of commonly used psychotropic medications used in a primary care setting.* Can assess patients in brief time allotted and utilize solution focused brief interventions, such as CBT, Motivational Interviewing, ACT, DBT, and Psychoeducation.* Readily provides unscheduled services when needed and available for on-demand consultation.* Demonstrated competence with DSM diagnostic criteria and treatment planning.* Writes clear, concise chart notes.* Comfortable with collaborative discussion and team-based care with pediatrician and advanced care providers.* Works with primary care provider to refer cases to specialty mental health services when appropriate.* Utilizes general knowledge of the most common conditions treated in pediatric primary care (i.e., Asthma, AD/HD, Allergies, Ear infections, Developmental Disorders).* Assists with staff training as needed.* Crisis Intervention and risk assessments. Acts as a consultant to other staff on skillful and effective intervention with patients, including crisis intervention.* Ability to adapt to quickly changing situations that arise is a pediatric medical home practice; we value flexible independent "bucket carriers".* Comfortable using an electronic health record with IBH templates within the medical record.* Being part of a busy team-based practice, which values a happy and innovative work environment.*Education/Experience*:* License-eligible or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), LMFT, PhD, or PsyD* Degree/Level: Master's Degree* Two years' experience in an integrated health setting welcomed, but not required.Job Type: Full-timePay: $58,000.00 - $68,000.00 per yearBenefits:* 401(k)* Dental insurance* Health insurance* Life insurance* Paid time off* Professional development assistance* Vision insuranceMedical Specialty:* PediatricsSchedule:* 8 hour shiftWork Location: In person
