Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician

Requirements

• LICSW, LMHC, or LMFT in the state of Massachusetts
• Professionally licensed in the State of Massachusetts
• Ability to work independently as well as to collaborate with Integrated Care Team
• Familiarity with multicultural groups; previous work experience in a multicultural setting
• Prior experience addressing the behavioral health needs of patients with chronic medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension)
• Experience with quality improvement and tracking/reporting on behavioral health indicators
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills; proven ability to communicate with diverse audiences
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect; regard for patient privacy is essential
• Organizational skills
• Computer literacy
• Experience with an Electronic Health Record is preferable
• Bilingual strongly preferred but not required
• Experience with facilitating group therapy is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions including adult and child individual, group, family, couple, consultation, and collateral services
• Provide Behavioral Health Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment services to CHC patients
• Coordinate and collaborate with the primary care team (including providers, pharmacist, medical assistants, etc.) to improve health outcomes
• Provide "warm hand off" for identified patients when schedule allows
• Maintain professional, accurate, and timely clinical documentation of patient encounters and services provided, as well as track behavioral health indicators as identified in the BHI grant
• Attend behavioral health meetings weekly as well as other identified meetings for patient care
• Attend supervision with Chief of Behavioral Health as scheduled
• Other duties as assigned to support the mission of the organization

Working Conditions

• Professional behaviors and attitude required at all times
• Ability to use a computer workstation
• Cultural sensitivity required
• Willingness to be flexible

Pay

Salary ranges from \$33.00 to \$44.35 per hour.