Human Services Practitioner

Job description

Human Services Practitioner provides mental health support within the prenatal care clinic and coordinates referrals to external services as needed. This position requires a Level 2 Background Screening and Drug Screen. This position is grant funded. This position is time limited. Duties and Responsibilities: - Collaborate with the patient’s primary obstetric provider and other mental health providers to support mental health care. - Screen and assess patients for mental health and substance use disorders. - Educate patients about common mental health and substance use disorders and treatment options. - Monitor patients for changes in symptoms, treatment side effects, or complications, in person or by phone. - Support medication management prescribed by obstetric care clinicians, focusing on adherence, side effects, and treatment effectiveness. - Provide psychoeducation on medication risks and benefits during pregnancy/postpartum. - Deliver brief interventions using evidence-based techniques like Behavioral Activation, Problem Solving Treatment, or Motivational Interviewing. - Facilitate referrals to evidence-based psychotherapy treatments (e.g., ERP, DBT) as needed. - Encourage pa...