Legacy Community Health is a premium, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive care to community members regardless of their ability to pay. Our goal is to treat the entire patient while improving their overall wellness and quality of life, in addition to providing free pregnancy tests, HIV/AIDS screening. At Legacy, we empower patients to lead better lives by promoting healthy behaviors and offering resources such as literacy classes, family planning services, and nutrition and weight management information.
Our roots began in 1981 as the Montrose Clinic, with specialization in HIV education, testing, and treatment. Since then, the agency has expanded to 10 clinics in Houston, one in Baytown, two in Beaumont, and one in Deer Park with extensive services that include: Adult primary care, HIV/AIDS care, pediatrics, OB/GYN and maternity, dental, vision and behavioral health. We also service students within KIPP and YES Prep schools. Legacy is committed to driving healthy change in our communities.
Job Description
To provide high quality integrated behavioral health screenings and brief interventions to clients with identified behavioral health needs.
Essential Functions
- Screen new clients identified at risk in the primary care setting to identify presenting problems, address urgent issues and/or provide immediate referral as indicated.
- Administer psychosocial assessments and crisis intervention.
- Provide individual brief interventions to adults, adolescents, and children experiencing biopsychosocial stressors.
- Provide direct clinical services including clinical evaluations and counseling using motivational interviewing and brief intervention methods.
- Review client records.
- Develop and write record notes and evaluation reports.
- Assist with service coordination and follow-up procedures.
- Coordinate consultation and services to various community agencies and health services providers.
- Collaborate with clients, physicians, and other providers to develop and implement client-centered interventions and treatment plans.
- Re-assess clients and complete new treatment plans as indicated.
- Able to work a full-time flexible schedule that will include evenings and some weekends.
- Meet with clinical supervisor at least monthly to review client cases.
- Document all encounters with clients, including but not limited to all contacts and attempted contacts with or on behalf of clients in the client’s medical record within 3 working days of their occurrence.
- Perform billing activities according to agency procedures.
- Attend all meetings as required.
- Other duties assigned by supervisor.
Education & Training Requirements
- Must have a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the social or behavioral sciences.
- Must have a current Texas license, LCSW, LPC, or LMFT, and be in good standing with their credentialing board.
Work Experience Requirement
- Must have a minimum of 2 years paid work experience providing assessment, brief intervention and/or psychotherapy.
- Bilingual - Spanish Strongly Preferred
Benefits
As part of values that Healthcare is a Right and not a Privilege, we offer a suite of benefits
- Medical / Vision / Dental (Costs of benefits are based on your yearly salary)
- Medical visit copays are waived when seeing a Legacy provider.
- 9 Holiday + 1 Floating Holiday
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Bright Horizons Back-up Care
- As a user of Bright Horizons Back-Up Care, you can conveniently schedule care right from your mobile device with the Back-Up Care app– your easy, time-saving solution to managing family care challenges while on the go.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO Exchange will provide you with the option to convert a portion of your accrued but unused PTO hours for use toward several different benefits and causes, based on your own priorities.
With PTO Exchange, you can convert a portion of your unused PTO into:
- 403(b) Retirement contributions
- Student loan payments / Tuition for the employee
- Leave Sharing donations to fellow employees
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