About us:Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nation’s top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.Fallon Health’s Summit ElderCare® is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly–PACE for short. PACE, an alternative to nursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and older continue living safely at home. At Fallon Health, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique. Today, guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programs—including Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE— in the region.
Brief Summary of Purpose:
The Behavioral Health Clinician provides Behavioral Health services in support of SE participants’ health and well-being, and to promote effective caregiving and self-care skills in participants’ caregivers and SE staff.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Provides behavioral health support to Summit participants as referred by the IDT.
Acts as consultant to the IDT and primary care team in supporting participant behavior change, recommending interventions and collaborating with team members in family meetings, discharge planning meetings and care planning, Reviewing service requests and re-authorizations for community-based specialty mental health services.
Participates in IDT meetings
Facilitates BH Rounds
Provides impromptu “curbside” consultation with team members.
Attends acute-care or rehab discharge planning meetings as needed.
Attends care planning meetings as needed and makes BH recommendations for inclusion in the PACE care plan.
Develops and implements psychosocial interventions appropriate to primary care settings.
Receives and reviews updates from community-based psychotherapists for medical necessity.
Makes recommendations to the IDT regarding appropriateness of initial referrals to psychotherapy and on progress of ongoing psychotherapy.
Facilitates case referrals for team consultation to Summit psychiatry consult program.
Provides education and training.
Conducts trainings on BH topics and skills related to PACE population in general and site-specific population for SE personnel within the paradigm of Summit Eldercare BH program.
Provides education to IDT members and other staff related to specific participants’ BH needs and general BH principles.Evaluates and provides support to caregivers to improve care giving.
Meets with family caregivers as needed to support participant care.
Participates in family meetings when requested or otherwise appropriate.
Education:
Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Rehab Psychology, Mental Health, or Social Work; or Doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology
License/Certifications:
Massachusetts Licensure for Independent Practice: LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, Licensed Psychologist
Experience:
Experience in providing behavioral health services in outpatient primary care medical offices or similar healthcare settings is helpful.
At least one year of experience working with older adults.
Experience with Cognitive-Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, Transtheoretical, and Interpersonal Theory techniques for promoting behavioral change.
Understanding of physiological, psychological and neuropsychological contributors to behavior in diverse clinical populations.
Ability to use clinical judgment to provide appropriate and effective treatment
Ability to diplomatically maintain client confidentiality and HIPAA standards when including family members and caregivers in discussions or consultations.
Able to work as a team member.
Access to reliable transportation to carry out community assignments is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to complete record-keeping in a timely manner required.
Facile with computer applications including an Electronic Medical Record.
Pay Range Disclosure:In accordance with the Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act, the pay for this position is$ 88,000 annually which reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will depend on the candidate’s experience, skills, and fit with the role’s responsibilities.
Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Founded in 1977, Fallon Health is a community-focused not-for-profit health care services organization based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Committed to caring for those who need us most, we pride ourselves on providing coordinated, integrated care for older adults and for individuals with complex health needs. We serve as a provider of care through our Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Dedicated to delivering high quality health care, we are continually rated among the nation’s top health plans for member experience and service and clinical quality.
Fallon Health focuses on health insurance products that serve older adults, lower-income individuals and individuals with complex health needs. We offer Medicare Advantage, Senior Care Options (SCO), MassHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Partnership Plans, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and a limited number of products on the Massachusetts Health Connector, including ConnectorCare.
Fallon Health has two Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), alternatives to nursing homes that provide older adults and their caregivers innovative health care and support. In Massachusetts, Fallon Health offers Summit ElderCare. In New York, Fallon offers Fallon Health Weinberg–PACE in partnership with the Weinberg Campus.
Since its inception in 1977, Fallon Health has worked to improve the quality of life and the health status of the diverse communities we serve. Our community engagement efforts are driven by the needs of the community and fueled by a deep commitment to the mission of Fallon Health.
We support programs that promote equitable health care and social services.
We also think community service is so important that we encourage our employees to volunteer. Fallon invites employees to volunteer one day per year, on company time.
