Behavioral Health Clinician - Family Medicine

Thundermist Health Center • Woonsocket, RI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Behavioral Health Clinician Family Medicine • Primary Care About the Role Are you a clinical social worker who wants to practice behavioral health the way it works best — side by side with the primary care team, not in a separate building down the street? Thundermist Health Center is looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician to embed directly within our Family Medicine practice. You’ll respond to warm hand-offs, conduct same-day behavioral health consultations, deliver evidence-based brief interventions, and carry a therapy caseload — all as a core member of the primary care team. Your patients are diverse, largely medically underserved, and many are managing mental health, substance use, and medical conditions simultaneously. No after-hours call, no hospital coverage — just meaningful, integrated clinical work in a community that needs you.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited program
• Rhode Island LCSW licensure (or scheduled to sit for the exam)
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team in a medical environment
• Working knowledge of DSM-5-TR/ICD-10, mental status examinations, and evidence-based treatment planning
• Demonstrated ability to assess clinical emergencies including suicide risk and determine appropriate levels of care
• Working knowledge of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 (SUD confidentiality)

Nice To Haves

• LICSW licensure in Rhode Island strongly preferred
• Prior experience in an FQHC, community health center, or safety-net primary care behavioral health setting
• Experience with integrated behavioral health / PCBH model including warm hand-offs and brief interventions
• Training in SBIRT and universal screening tools (PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT)
• Experience with perinatal mental health, trauma-informed care, or MAT/SUD support
• Bilingual (Spanish/English or Portuguese/English) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Respond to warm hand-offs from primary care providers for same-day behavioral health consultations, brief interventions, and triage
• Conduct behavioral health assessments including biopsychosocial evaluation, risk assessment, and substance use screening
• Deliver evidence-based brief and short-term interventions (CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Problem-Solving Therapy, trauma-informed approaches)
• Provide longer-term individual, group, couples, and family therapy for assigned patients as clinically appropriate
• Assess clinical emergencies including suicide risk and risk of harm to others; determine appropriate levels of care
• Develop, review, and deliver individualized care plans designed to improve patient health outcomes
• Serve as a core member of the Family Medicine primary care team alongside physicians, APPs, nurses, MAs, care managers, and psychiatric providers
• Support universal behavioral health screening workflows (PHQ-9, GAD-7, SBIRT, perinatal mental health screening)
• Provide curbside consultation to PCPs on behavioral health presentations, risk assessment, and intervention planning
• Participate in team huddles, case conferences, and complex care rounds with the Family Medicine team
• Partner with psychiatric providers (PMHNPs/psychiatrists) on patients requiring medication management alongside therapy
• Partner with care management for high-risk, complex, and high-utilizer patients
• Complete same-day documentation in the EHR (eClinicalWorks) including progress notes, treatment plans, screening tools, and encounter forms
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 (SUD confidentiality), Rhode Island LCSW/LICSW scope of practice, and HRSA/FQHC requirements
• Support HRSA UDS reporting for behavioral health measures (depression screening and follow-up, SBIRT, tobacco cessation counseling)

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance ($75,000)
• Long-Term Disability
• 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
• 6 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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