Clinician Licensed-PACT

About the Role

Join our Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) team as a Master's Level Clinician and help advance our mission of empowering people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives. BHN is a leading statewide provider of behavioral health services and a Certified Great Place to Work, with deep roots in Western Massachusetts since 1938.

Benefits

• Purpose-driven work making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals, families, and communities
• Professional growth through ongoing training, mentorship, and career development opportunities
• Supportive team culture guided by HEART values: Humanity, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork
• Stability and opportunity with a well-established organization
• Comprehensive benefits including generous PTO, 403(b) retirement plan, educational assistance, medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance programs
• Certified Great Place to Work recognition

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, community-based clinical services within the PACT model for individuals with complex behavioral health needs, including those involved with the forensic system
• Complete intake evaluations, clinical formulations, recommendations, risk and crisis evaluations, and individualized safety plans using sound clinical judgment
• Provide individual, family, couples, and group treatment grounded in appropriate clinical theories, principles, and recovery-oriented practices
• Serve as primary clinician and case manager for an assigned caseload, completing assessments, treatment plans, reviews, financial-management plans, and strategies that support measurable progress
• Coordinate care with family members, residential providers, hospitals, community partners, and other members of each individual's support network as clinically appropriate
• Provide frequent outreach in homes, hospitals, residences, and community settings while encouraging independence, informed decision-making, dignity, and community integration
• Assist with and monitor activities of daily living, connect individuals with community resources, and support access to medical, behavioral health, social, and recovery services
• Support medication-related services within role expectations and complete health and medication documentation in accordance with Medication Administration Program (MAP) regulations and agency procedures
• Complete progress notes by the end of each shift and maintain timely treatment, incident, medication-occurrence, shift-report, and program documentation
• Maintain direct-service and outcome expectations, participate in shift communication, supervision, meetings, training, and continuing education, and follow PACT policies and procedures
• Provide safe transportation as needed and maintain flexibility to work assigned weekends, second shifts, and holidays based on program needs

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or a closely related behavioral health field required
• Current independent clinical license in Massachusetts, such as LICSW, LMHC, required
• At least six months of human-services experience preferred; community-based experience with serious mental health needs is strongly valued
• Ability to work with clinically complex, culturally diverse, and forensically involved individuals within the Sequential Intercept framework
• Knowledge of clinical assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy, crisis and risk evaluation, case management, recovery principles, and community-based care
• Commitment to empowerment, human rights, personal growth, dignity, safety, and community integration for individuals served
• Working knowledge of community resources and the ability to coordinate services, facilitate access, and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary partners
• Excellent clinical judgment, conflict-resolution, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong organization, documentation, technology, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage urgent needs and changing priorities
• Valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle available during all working hours for community-based services and transportation of individuals served required
• Ability to obtain and maintain Medication Administration Program (MAP) certification within the first six months of employment
• Ability to work the assigned essential-staff schedule and meet the role's physical requirements, including lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation

Pay

Salary Range: $68,000-$80,000