Behavioral Health Clinician - Per Diem (Clinic Based)

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program•Boston, MA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Since 1985, BHCHP’s mission has been to ensure unconditionally equitable and dignified access to the highest quality health care for all individuals and families experiencing homelessness in greater Boston. Over 10,000 homeless individuals are cared for by Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program each year. We are committed to ensuring that every one of these individuals has access to comprehensive health care, from preventative dental care to cancer treatment. Our clinicians, case managers, and behavioral health professionals work in more than 30 locations to serve some of our community’s most vulnerable—and most resilient—citizens. From our earliest days as a program, we have always sought to do work that is transformational: recognizing our shared humanity; centering dignity, compassion, mutual respect and supporting the right of every individual to access the highest levels of health care and every staff member to reach their fullest potential. We continue to be committed to building bridges and breaking down barriers, including systemic racism which harms us all. We provide community-based health care services that are compassionate, dignified, and culturally appropriate, incorporating social determinants of health, with the goal of breaking down the physical and systemic barriers that our patients face.

Requirements

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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Massachusetts LICSW and LMHC preferred, LCSW required or license eligible.
Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
Experience with the homeless population preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides behavioral health assessment and ongoing individual and group psychotherapy to adult patients in a clinic site.
Provides crisis evaluations as needed on-site.
Connect patients with resources necessary to address needs, such as substance abuse treatment, vocational training, state/federal benefits, housing case management, and legal assistance.
Maintains contact and consultation with patients’ medical providers to provide comprehensive care.
Obtains billing authorizations in a timely fashion.
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.
Attends weekly OBAT team meeting 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.