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Job Summary: Serves Ashe County Schools to foster a healthy student community
through the provision of accessible quality behavioral health care to
influence health habits and behaviors which promote the development
of young minds and bodies that are ready and eager to learn.

Major Duties & Responsibilities
• Seek to improve the health and safety of the student body by delivering comprehensive and accessible behavioral health services to all enrolled clients.
• Seek to enhance self-esteem and academic success through access to mental health support, encouraging positive behaviors both at home and at school, and decreasing levels of emotional disturbance in the student population.
• Focus on providing rapid access to high-quality and evidence-based interventions to address a broad range of medical, substance use, and mental health conditions by delivering brief, targeted, diagnostic assessment and intervention as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide brief consultations on a wide array of physical and behavioral health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, substance use, ADHD, pain management, tobacco cessation, disease management and treatment adherence, and health-related behaviors.
• Document all client visits with clinical notes in agency medical record system.
• Comply with code of ethics as set forth by licensing board of candidate discipline (LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT, etc).
• Comply with agency’s privacy, security, and confidentiality policies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ability to provide a brief, targeted assessment of mental health conditions. Ability to respond effectively and sensitively to a broad range of patient and family concerns. Ability to work with a diverse patient and staff population. Must comply with applicable code of ethics by discipline. Must comply with privacy and confidentiality policies. Will perform an initial intake evaluation by interviewing patients to obtain information concerning patient symptoms and functioning, and review relevant screeners. Collaborate with primary care providers and other team members to develop comprehensive treatment plans. Provide evidence-based interventions to patient functioning. Deliver targeted interventions for a variety of presenting physical and behavioral health concerns. Monitor patient’s symptoms, functioning, and response to treatment plan; modify treatment plan as needed. Must be available during business hours for crisis assessment and management. Excellent computer skills with the ability to work in an electronic health record. Bilingual candidate able to communicate fluently in both Spanish and English preferred. Willingness to assist in a public health emergency is a requirement of all AppHealthCare staff.

Minimum Education & Experience
Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA accredited program; or Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure as a Licensed Psychologist with HSP designation (preferred) in North Carolina; or Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Psychological Associate with HSP designation, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Associate licenses welcome.

About Appalachian District Health Department

AppHealthCare is a fully accredited district health department serving Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga counties and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving Alleghany and Ashe counties. Our mission is to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease, and protect the environment. The Appalachian District Health Department was established in 1933 and covers Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties. The health department provides many services such as high quality clinical care, nutrition services, Women Infants and Children (WIC), community health services and environmental health services. The rebranding initiative represents our ability to continue to provide high quality patient care and essential services that are critical for the health of the public. We are committed to serving our patients and clients and ensuring the fulfillment of our mission to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease and protect the environment. We provide a variety of high quality services to meet the needs of our communities: Clinical Services Environmental Health Services Nutrition Services Community Health Services AppHealthCare accepts private insurances, Medicaid, a...nd Medicare, as well as patients without health insurance. We offer a sliding fee discount program for patients. AppHealthCare is governed by a Board of Health and an FQHC Board, Partners in Public Health.

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