Addiction Mental Health Assessor jobs in Abilene, TX

The Behavioral Health Care Manager (BHCM) is at the heart of a strong Collaborative Care team, facilitating communication among all team members and acting as the lead contact person for the patient. Effective BHCMs support the PCP in their role by coordinating the overall treatment plan, providing brief psychotherapy proven to work in primary care, supporting medication management, alerting the PCP when the patient is not improving, and communicating with the psychiatric consultant regarding treatment changes.

• participating in diagnosis and treatment planning
• coordinating treatment
• providing proactive follow-up of treatment response
• alerting the PCP when the patient is not improving
• supporting medication management
• facilitating communication with the psychiatric consultant regarding treatment changes
• offer brief counseling (using evidence-based techniques such as motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and problem-solving treatment)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Patient demographics:

• Older adults

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person