Behavioral Health Educator - Research

HealthPartners is currently hiring for a Behavioral Health Educator, Research. We are a nonprofit integrated care delivery and financing system based in Bloomington, MN. At HealthPartners, you’ll find a culture where we live our values of excellence, compassion, integrity, and partnership. By working together, we will improve health and well-being, create exceptional experiences for those we serve and make care and coverage more affordable.  We seek colleagues who wish to help advance diversity, equity and inclusion and foster an environment where everyone feels welcome, included, and valued.

The educator is responsible for contributing to the recruitment and implementation of a virtual bridge psychotherapy for suicide prevention with adults who have mild to moderate risk for suicide. The virtual bridge psychotherapy program is based on cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP) and includes virtual structured safety planning and up to eight psychotherapy sessions. Training in CBT-SP, the research protocol and other study requirements, and periodic quality assurance monitoring, will be provided.

The Behavioral Health Educator, Research participates in the development of departmental short and long-range goals. It also maintains open lines of communication with leadership and other health educators regarding issues. The educator makes situational determinations of whether to escalate suicidal ideation or similar concerns among study participants.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or another related field.
• Licensure from the appropriate Minnesota state board permitting the full scope of practice defined in the job description. 
• At least one year experience with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) 
• At least one year experience working with people with mental health conditions
• Working knowledge of etiology and treatment of mental health conditions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with adults, preferably delivering CBT
• Experience delivering individual psychotherapy in virtual settings. 
• Excellent counseling skills. 
• Knowledge of behavioral risk assessment.
• Comfort working with individuals exhibiting high risk behaviors.
• Experience working with diverse populations.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience with delivering research protocols as distinct from routine clinical care.  
• Previous experience in delivery of phone-based and in-person services.
• Demonstrated skill working with electronic health systems.
• Working knowledge of research methodologies and clinical documentation.

Accountabilities:

• Conduct initial and on-going risk assessments
• Provide structured Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)
• Monitor standard care treatment continuity and facilitate timely standard care appointments as warranted. 
• Monitor suicide risk and escalate care if risk increases.
• Work with patients to develop personalized safety plans 
• Document study-related activities in the study tracking system.
• Support compliance and abide by the research code of conduct by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licenser requirements (if applicable).
• Perform other duties as required to accomplish research goals, as directed by the study investigators and project manager.

Pay Range: $31.38 - $47.06 hourly

Pay Range Statement: Compensation is based on the level and requirements of the role. Pay within our ranges may also be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities as well as internal equity. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation based on role (e.g., shift differential, bonus, sales incentive, productivity pay, etc.).