Behavioral Health Consultant

Job Description:

The behavioral health consultant (BHC) will provide mental health services in 2 distinct settings: the Family Medicine Residency Clinic and St. Mary's Regional Hospital.

​Position Summary:

The IBH Clinician will provide team-based care at our family medicine residency clinic as a core member of the care team, providing brief, evidence-based interventions to patients across the lifespan. The role includes a split of time between outpatient primary care, inpatient behavioral health consults, and wraparound care coordination for high-utilizing patients through our multidisciplinary care model. In addition to direct patient care, the clinician will provide training and supervision of Masters of Social Work student interns and contributes to ongoing quality improvement (QI) initiatives and clinic workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical Duties (Outpatient & Inpatient):
• Deliver brief, solution-focused, and culturally responsive behavioral health interventions within primary care and inpatient settings.
• Provide same-day warm handoffs, crisis interventions, and follow-up care.
• Participate in behavioral health consults for hospitalized patients, collaborating closely with inpatient medical teams.
• Co-manage high-risk, high-utilizing patients through an innovative wraparound care model that emphasizes continuity, care planning, and interdisciplinary teamwork.

Training & Supervision:

• Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to MSW student interns.
• Offer in-service trainings and case consultations to primary care providers and staff.
• Contribute to curriculum development for integrated care rotations.
• Quality Improvement and Administrative Duties:
• Collaborate on QI initiatives that enhance behavioral health integration, access, and outcomes.
• Utilize data-driven methods to evaluate care processes and inform practice improvements.
• Assist with clinical metrics.
• Builds the schedule for the IBH team, ensuring alignment with clinical and training functions.

Position Details:

• Monday - Friday, no nights or weekends
• Option to work 32 or 40 hours per week available
• Open to certified and clinical level licensed candidates
• Candidate will need to enroll in hospital credentialing which is a 60-90 day process.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree from an accredited institution.
• License:  Prefer a social worker, family therapist, licensed addiction counselor, professional counselor or licensed psychologist.
• Previous experience working with adult population within ethnically and culturally diverse families.
• Ability to work independently, organize tasks, problem-solve, make decisions, and handle multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish preferred and English required. 

Physical Requirements:

Computer, printer, telephone, copy and FAX machines, Intercom/ patient call systems.

Location:

St. Mary's Family Medicine Clinic, St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City:

Grand Junction

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$ $44.94

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

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