MU Healthcare is looking for a compassionate and driven Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) to join our exceptional team! As a licensed provider with LPC, LCSW, PsyD, or PhD qualifications, you'll be part of an interdisciplinary dream team, working collaboratively to identify, treat, and manage mental health and behavioral medicine conditions in our diverse patient population. Your remarkable personal attributes will shine as you deliver comprehensive services, optimizing patient care while also championing cost-reduction initiatives. Join us on this fulfilling journey of making a real difference in people's lives and revolutionizing healthcare together!

ABOUT US

MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 50 specialty clinics located throughout the region.

As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.

Employee Benefits

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one.

• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays.

• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.

• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).

• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more.

See a comprehensive list of benefits .

Essential Functions:

1. Utilize a variety of evidence-based psychological interventions and assessment tools.
2. Conduct research, analyze results, and implement recommendations and new procedures to improve the delivery of care to patients.
3. Implement evidence-based treatment for behavioral medicine concerns, such as smoking cessation, diabetes management, preventive and chronic care, insomnia, medication compliance, anxiety, depression, and adherence to care plans.
4. Conduct brief patient contacts and make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.
5. Provide brief, evidence-based mental health and behavioral medicine interventions.
6. Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
7. Educate and support the interdisciplinary team on behavioral health issues and recommendations for effective self-care.
8. Develop effective treatment plans and assist clients in successfully achieving their goals.
9. Provide psychotherapy services to individuals and groups, adhering to payer guidelines for billing.
10. Consult and collaborate with healthcare providers and other staff regarding patient care, facilitating effective communication between providers and patients/caregivers.
11. Make referrals to outside counseling services within the surrounding communities when necessary.
12. Document behavioral health interventions provided to patients in accordance with department/hospital policy.
13. Complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications:

1. Three (3) years of clinical experience.

2. One of the following certifications:

   • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors board.

   • Licensed Psychologist by the Missouri Committee of Psychologists board.

   • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure by the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers board. Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) staff must obtain LCSW within four (4) years as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.