Behavioral Health Consult

Are you passionate about helping people improve their mental health, physical health, and overall quality of life? Join our team as a Behavioral Health Consultant and become an essential part of an integrated primary care team where behavioral health is not an afterthought—it’s part of the whole-person approach to care.

At Cowlitz Family Health Center, you’ll work side-by-side with primary care providers and other healthcare professionals to identify concerns, connect patients with resources, provide brief evidence-based interventions, and help patients take meaningful steps toward better health. From warm handoffs and brief therapy to care coordination and patient education, every day brings an opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

If you’re collaborative, adaptable, solution-focused, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two patients are exactly alike, we’d love to have you on our team!

Wage Range: $73,171.00 - $78,797.16 Annually

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

FTE: 1.0 FTE

Job Summary:

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is an integral member of the primary care treatment team, providing integrated behavioral health services to patients within the primary care setting. The BHC works collaboratively with primary care providers and other members of the care team to identify, assess, and address behavioral health, substance use, and psychosocial concerns that may impact a patient’s overall health and well-being.

This position provides brief, evidence-based behavioral health interventions, psychoeducation, care coordination, clinical assessment, and ongoing patient support designed to help patients achieve meaningful improvements in their health and quality of life. The BHC may work with patients in person, by telephone, or through video visits, utilizing warm handoffs and other engagement strategies to connect patients with care when they need it most.

The ideal candidate is flexible, organized, persistent, compassionate, and highly collaborative, with the ability to prioritize pressing patient needs while adapting to a dynamic primary care environment. The BHC partners closely with providers and community resources to support treatment planning, referrals, recovery, relapse prevention, medication adherence, and continued engagement in care.

This is an opportunity to practice at the intersection of behavioral health and primary care, helping patients address the barriers that affect their health while contributing to CFHC’s Patient Centered Medical Home model and commitment to whole-person, community-focused care.

Benefits

We offer competitive wages and benefits including:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans – 100% of the premiums paid for employee
• Vacation: 160 hours per year to start, accrued bi-weekly
• Sick Leave
• 9 Paid Holidays + 1 floating holiday
• 403b Retirement Plan - With Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance- $50,000 employer paid
• Long Term Disability and AD&D employer paid
• Employee Assistance Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance.

Cowlitz Family Health Center provides a wide range of services to all individuals, regardless of background or socio-economic status, including medical, dental, family planning, substance abuse treatment, and behavioral health services. We believe every person has value, is worthy of respect, and deserves quality care regardless of their financial situation. Cowlitz Family Health Center is growing and evolving. We are looking for people who share our vision, want to use their skills to provide exceptional customer service to our patients, and can adapt as we continue to make positive changes.

Cowlitz Family Health Center is a drug-free workplace and performs drug testing consistent with federal guidelines in the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo testing for commonly abused controlled substances

REQUIREMENTS:

• Current Washington state licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
• Dual SUD certification preferred.

DESIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, behavioral health or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
• Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with clients and other members of the care team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage a high volume of patients on a daily basis and the pace of primary care.
• Ability to assess quickly and make decisions.
• Competent in assessing suicide lethality in patients and following CFHC protocol treatment and follow-up procedures.
• Ability to work well under pressure, effectively engage clients and deal with confrontation.
• Ability to work with clients by telephone or in person.
• Working knowledge of evidence-based video psychosocial treatments for common mental disorders.
• Familiarity with brief evidence-based counseling techniques, (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma informed therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy).
• Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common mental disorders.
• Experience working with underserved, transient populations.
• Experience working with patients who have co-occurring mental health, substance use, and physical health problems.
• Experience working with safety net providers within the community and knowledge of community resources.
• Working knowledge of SSI and other disability program requirements.
• Ability to partner with community partners
• Working knowledge of the publicly funded specialty mental health and substance use treatment system’s structure and regulations.