Virtual Behavioral Health Counselor - Evernorth - Tucson AZ

The Behavioral Health Consultant is responsible for counseling individuals, groups or families to diagnose and treat mental health disorders. The Behavioral Health Consultant’s responsibilities also include referring clients to specialists, monitoring progress during treatment and creating a comfortable environment where clients can be treated. The Behavioral Health Consultant will treat clients with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders. They may work in conjunction with psychologists and psychiatrists, and refer patients to these specialists as they see fit.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Conduct regular appointments with clients who wish to converse with a mental health professional

• Establish positive and trusting relationships with clients

• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders, leveraging evidence based tools

• Provide patient education about common mental health and substance use disorders, as well as available evidenced based treatments.

• Implement various treatments and protocols to provide guidance and appropriately address client situations using evidenced based techniques

• Continually assess client situations and provide the proper ongoing treatments

• Educate and involve family members or other loved ones in the treatment process when necessary

• When required, partner with plan and community resources to make referrals to outside sources or agencies that can augment or better address their specific needs

• Coordinate care after an acute event including emergency department presentation or inpatient admission in collaboration with the patient’s provider and population health team

• Coordinate with patient’s care plan team in order to ensure holistic care

• Maintain the strictest confidentiality of each and every client situation

• Maintain all required licenses and the appropriate insurance

• Participate in clinical team meetings as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• LCSW, LPC or LMFT

• Current, unrestricted license(s) in Arizona

• Must have an Independent License

• Must have at least 2 years of therapy experience

• Experience with population management

• Experience working with First Responders

• MHFA and Emergency Responder & Public Safety Clinical Certification is preferred; but willing to work with new hire to obtain this after hire

This role will be virtual (local to Tucson AZ) while the health center is under construction.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: [email protected] for support. Do not email [email protected] for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.