MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS INDEPENDENT PROVIDER

Mental Health # Wellness Independent Provider: This .8 FTE/Part-Time position is scheduled to work an 8-HR day#shift. Compensation: Exempt:#$36.15/HR - $250.00/HR. Placement within this range is based on years of applicable experience. Benefits: At Mason Health, we are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that supports both your professional growth and personal well-being. Whether you are a part-time or full-time member: Health # Wellness Benefits: Medical, Dental # Vision Insurance # With employer paid premiums for full-time employees Mental Health # Wellness Resources # Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Talkspace, and the Calm App. Life Insurance Short # Long-Term Disability Insurance Financial Benefits: Retirement/Deferred Compensation Plans # Mason Health contributes 8% of your compensation every pay period when you contribute at least 5%. Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Tuition Assistance Program Approved by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for student loan repayment programs. Time Off # Work-Life Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) # Accrue up to 8 hours of PTO every bi-weekly pay period, starting with 5 weeks of PTO and increasing to 7+ weeks after 3 years. Exciting Incentive: Employee Referral Program # Earn up to $7,500 depending on the role. Job Summary: The Mental Health # Wellness Independent provider coordinates team-based care to provide social work methods and theory to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of psychosocial impairment or disability, including mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders to individual pediatric or adult patients, families or caregivers through a coordinated partnership with patients, caregivers, physicians and other providers. The Practitioner will provide direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and education. Supports a healthcare delivery model within and across settings in order to provide high quality care coordination that is focused on preservation and restoration of health.# Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Performs a focused and timely behavioral health assessment, diagnoses treatment planning # makes treatment recommendations, assists with intervention recommendations. Collects data and contributes to goal-oriented care and treatment plan. Collects data from a variety of sources such as patient records, interviews, observation, and team members. Documents patient assessment and progress appropriately. Coordinates team-based care through effective partnerships with patients, their caregivers, and their providers. Communicates issues, variances and problems appropriately. Facilitates patient/family navigation through the healthcare system for assigned patients. Communicates effectively with primary care providers, hospitals, specialists and post-acute care facilities to schedule appointments. May facilitate access to appropriate primary and specialty providers as well as other care coordination team support specialists (e.g. Diabetes Educators, Registered Dieticians). Follows-up to ensure patients follow through with their scheduled appointments. Meet face-to-face with the patient for crisis intervention, behavioral health intervention or other social service-related issues. Participates in and monitors the appropriate tracking system for identified patients. Coaches patients/families toward successful self-management.# Serves as the point-of-contact, advocate, and informational resource for assigned patients, family, care team, payers and community resources. #Proactively acts as patient advocate; responding with empathy and respect to resolve patient/family concerns. Explores #best practice# by partnering with outside organizations and by reviewing data for patterns and trends; develops recommendations for improvements. Actively develops and maintains professional and clinical skills. Participates in staff meetings, patient care meetings, educational in-service and other professional activities. Maintains awareness of policies and procedures and performance standards. Other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience: Two (2) + years of recent relevant hospital or clinical experience preferred. Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date. Experience mobilizing community resources, navigating through the healthcare continuum and working with disparate populations. Required Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations: Licensed as a LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPC or equivalent in the state of Washington. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, or within 180 days of hire.