Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician, Primary Care Clinician

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Integrated Behavioral Health services within the Department of Psychiatry, the Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician works as a member of the primary care clinic(s). The IBH Clinician will be both at the Boston University Charles River Medical Clinic Practice and BMC Main Primary Care Practice. The role of the clinician is to work collaboratively with PCP providers to ensure the behavioral health and substance use needs of the patients are met. The clinician will utilize trauma-informed strengths-focused evidence-based techniques and theories in providing clinical care to patients and families.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Utilize trauma-informed strengths-focused evidence-based techniques and theories in providing clinical care to patients and families.
• Conduct assessments, warm hand-offs, crisis interventions, make psychosocial diagnoses, plan and implement effective short-term treatments, evaluate, educate, and mentor patients and family members.
• Focus on assessment, stabilization, triage, and evidence-based treatment over short courses of therapy sessions (time-limited).
• Provide warm hand-off (same day) access to patients during the clinic to support providers in connecting patients to care.
• Assist patients who may need a higher level of care or more intensive behavioral health services with referrals and connections to our outpatient department of psychiatry and/or community-based care.
• Work closely with providers in providing consultation and support in understanding the behavioral health and substance use needs of the patients and collaborate together on patient’s treatment goals.
• May provide supervision as needed.
• Work closely with a team of other clinicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists within the Primary Care Clinic.

Qualifications

• Requires Master’s Degree from an accredited school of Social Work or school of Mental Health Counseling or related field as determined by the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions or National Certified Counselor (NCC) preparing for licensure as an LMHC.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required: Requires a Massachusetts license as Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 3 years post LMHC licensure.

Skills

• Previous experience in Integrated Behavioral Health or medical setting preferred.
• Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with various healthcare professionals, to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of racial and ethnic populations. Cultural humility is very important.
• Bicultural/Bilingual competency a plus.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Computer literacy with the ability to use standard word processing, spreadsheet programs and e-mail (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook) and web browsers.

Benefits

• Compensation Range: $42.60- $51.92
• Includes: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.