Senior Behavioral Health Clinician

UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH CENTER•Boston, MA

About The Position

The Senior Clinician utilizes therapeutic modalities to craft their delivery of therapeutic services to individuals engaging in therapy. The Senior Clinician provides supportive wrap-around services, establishes outreach and case management resources, promotes healthy living and enhances counseling services in the Behavioral Health department.

Requirements

Knowledge of all therapeutic modalities, including but not limited to CBT, DBT, MI, ACT, psychodynamic and narrative.
Master's in Social Work with current LICSW licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or LICSW within 6 months of employment start.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a community-oriented setting.
Prior academic and/or professional training in trauma informed care and outpatient services.
Experience with and commitment to interdisciplinary care.
Strong ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.
Strong knowledge of Office 365 or Microsoft Office programs
Bilingual language skills in English, plus Spanish or Cape Verdean Creole helpful.
Desire to work in a community health care setting with a target population impacted by trauma.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
Move and/or traverse.
Rarely move items weighing up to 20 pounds across office for various needs.
Able to prioritize workload.
Perform with interruptions.
Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Responsibilities

Perform intake screening, assessment, and triage for appropriateness for all levels of care, referrals, and follow-up. Assess if outpatient is the most appropriate service.
Complete comprehensive intake evaluations and treatment plans adhering to the Behavioral Health department policies on Behavioral Health Referral Intake Process, as well as Behavioral Health Documentation and Record Keeping.
Provide behavioral health treatment for individuals, families, and groups.
Provide outreach, education, and/or abstinence case management for services and/or clients that meet the criteria.
Provide resources, linkages to services both in-house and externally to UCC clients referred for services.
Serve as liaison between Behavioral Health and the UCC Primary Care department by supplying UCC teams with resources, information and collaboration on care for patients.
Make referrals, as indicated, to other UCC departments as well as to collateral agencies.
Provide consultation and collaboration with collateral agencies.
Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure the delivery of services fits within the UCC Medical Home model of care.
Attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and Utilization Reviews, including Quality assurance projects within the department.
Complete all appropriate paperwork and documentation in compliance and in a timely manner within the Behavioral Health department policy and procedures, including the use of the EHR and ICD 10 / DSM 5 coding.
Participate in services and/or other behavioral health program trainings, in-house presentations and community activities as needed.
Participate in Primary Care and Behavioral Health integration efforts as needed.
Perform additional duties of the Behavioral Health department as needed.
Maintain flexibility to work evenings at least 1-2x a week.
Potentially supervise interns or have autonomy for supervision of a project.
Train and assist with new hire training and acclimation to the team.
Conduct therapeutic sessions, lasting 30, 45 or 55 minutes.
Document in the electronic medical record.
Consult and crisis manage, be able to assess risk, and knowledge of Section 12.
Knowledge of confidentiality, and HIPPA guidelines and regulations.
Comply with BSAS regulations.
Work independently adhering to UCC policies and procedures.
Train new staff and provide support to existing staff.
Trauma informed care and integrated care.