Behavioral Health Clinician

Thundermist Health Center • West Warwick, RI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Behavioral Health Clinician
West Warwick • Integrated Primary Care
About the Role
Are you a clinician who believes behavioral health care works best when it’s woven into primary care — not referred out to a waitlist? Thundermist Health Center is looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician to join the integrated care team at our West Warwick location. You’ll provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive behavioral health services to adults as your primary focus, with the ability to see children and adolescents as needed. You’ll respond to warm hand-offs from medical providers, deliver individual, group, and family therapy, partner with psychiatric prescribers, and conduct screenings — all within a patient-centered medical home serving West Warwick and the surrounding Kent County communities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field
• Rhode Island licensure as LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMHC-A, or LMFT (comparable out-of-state licenses considered with ability to obtain RI licensure)
• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience with demonstrated experience working with diverse populations
• Working knowledge of DSM-5-TR/ICD-10, psychotherapy methodologies, and evidence-based treatment planning
• Demonstrated ability to assess clinical emergencies and determine appropriate levels of care

Nice To Haves

• LICSW licensure in Rhode Island strongly preferred
• Prior experience in an FQHC, community health center, or safety-net behavioral health setting
• Experience with integrated behavioral health / PCBH model including warm hand-offs in primary care
• Training in SBIRT, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-informed care
• Experience with perinatal mental health, MAT/SUD support, or co-occurring disorder treatment
• Bilingual (Spanish/English or Portuguese/English) strongly preferred for the Kent County communities served

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive behavioral health services to adult patients
• Respond to warm hand-offs from medical providers for same-day behavioral health consultations, brief interventions, and triage
• Conduct brief screenings to evaluate patient and family behavioral health needs
• Deliver individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based approaches (CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care)
• Assess clinical emergencies including suicide risk and risk of harm to others; determine appropriate levels of care
• Provide consultation to medical providers on behavioral health management and support integrated treatment plans
• Partner with psychiatric prescribers (PMHNPs/psychiatrists) on patients requiring medication management alongside therapy
• Provide behavioral health services to children and adolescents as needed within scope and caseload capacity
• Collaborate with providers, community agencies, and individuals in each patient’s network of care
• Build and sustain relationships with Kent County community partners and adult service agencies
• Participate in the Behavioral Health on-call schedule
• Provide referrals for more intensive services where appropriate
• Complete same-day documentation in the EHR (eClinicalWorks) including screenings, progress notes, treatment plans, and insurance documentation
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 (SUD confidentiality), Rhode Island licensure scope of practice, and HRSA/FQHC requirements
• Support HRSA UDS reporting for behavioral health measures (depression screening, SBIRT, tobacco cessation counseling)

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance ($75,000) and Long-Term Disability — at no cost
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSA up to $3,300 / Dependent Care FSA up to $5,000)
• Retirement Plan with 1:1 employer match up to 4%
• Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
• Wellness Reimbursement up to $200/year
• PTO starting at 22 days, increasing with tenure, plus 6 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level