Behavioral Health Clinician

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a mission-driven team dedicated to providing compassionate, integrated behavioral health care to adults experiencing complex medical and behavioral health needs. As a Behavioral Health Clinician, you will conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments, provide individual and group therapy, and collaborate with primary care providers and community partners to develop coordinated, patient-centered treatment plans. This clinic-based position serves multiple sites and offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment where your expertise directly improves patient outcomes. Referrals come from internal providers as well as community organizations, including shelters, treatment programs, and psychiatric hospitals. If you're passionate about expanding access to quality behavioral health care and making a meaningful impact in underserved communities, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Massachusetts LICSW and LMHC preferred, LCSW required or license eligible.
Must be licensed or must obtain license within 18 months (for LCSW) or 42 months (for LMHC) of hire date.
Candidates working toward LCSW licensure must have filed a license application with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers and must not have failed the licensing exam more than once.
Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
Experience with the homeless population preferred; experience as practitioner in adult individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy.
Training in substance abuse, trauma, and intimate partner violence.
Ability to work with dual diagnosed patients who also have complex medical problems; ability to be flexible within a changing milieu.
Take direction well.
Works well with a multidisciplinary team approach.

Responsibilities

Provides behavioral health assessment and ongoing individual and group psychotherapy to adult patients at multiple clinic sites.
Provides crisis evaluations as needed on-site.
Connect patients with resources necessary to address needs, such as substance use treatment, vocational training, state/federal benefits, housing case management, and legal assistance.
Maintains contact and consultation with patients’ medical providers to provide comprehensive care; maintains up-to-date charting of electronic records.
Meets weekly with manager for individual supervision and monthly for peer group supervision.
Attends weekly BH clinical rounds and weekly BH team meetings and other meetings as scheduled.
Advocate and coordinate on behalf of the client with other agencies involved in the client’s life when appropriate.
LICSW provides supervision to unlicensed clinicians as needed.
Provides documentation for grants, projects, and other areas as directed by supervisor.
Undertake projects and assignments as required.
Participate in intra-agency committee(s) as requested.