Social Worker, North End Health MGH/NEWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

6d•$75,000 - $103,230•Hybrid

About The Position

NEW Health, a Federally Qualified Community Health Center affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital, is hiring a full-time, independently licensed clinician for its integrated behavioral health outpatient clinic in Boston's North End. The role is part of a dynamic, collaborative, multidisciplinary care team and involves providing psychotherapy in a community health setting. The clinician needs strong diagnostic and assessment skills, an understanding of intersectional, multigenerational, and social factors affecting health and person-centered care, and experience with varied treatment modalities and healthcare team collaboration. The position may offer a hybrid schedule. The role provides an opportunity to work with multigenerational and multifamily systems and to engage in macro-level advocacy addressing systemic issues that affect community health and access to services. NEW Health describes its workplace as supportive and collaborative, with a commitment to cohesive teams, positive workplace culture, inclusive care, and partnership with community agencies.

Requirements

For the Social Worker II pathway: 2–3 years of clinical experience in a medical setting.
For the Social Worker II pathway: State LICSW license required.
For the Behavioral Health Counselor II pathway: Master's degree in a related field of study.
For the Behavioral Health Counselor II pathway: State LMHC license required.
For the Behavioral Health Counselor II pathway: 3–5 years of related experience.
For the Behavioral Health Counselor II pathway: Demonstrated ability to work successfully with people of varied backgrounds and lifestyles, with ongoing self-reflection and continual learning.
For the Behavioral Health Counselor II pathway: Experience negotiating, advocating, and navigating systems.
Experience providing psychotherapy.
Knowledge and skills in diagnostics and assessment, with understanding of intersectional, multigenerational, and social factors affecting health and person-centered experiences.
Skills in various treatment modalities.
Experience collaborating within a multidisciplinary team in healthcare.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an outpatient setting within a multidisciplinary team.
Three or more years of post-licensure experience.
Experience working with adults, children, and/or adolescents.
Experience navigating systems and advocating for patients and care delivery.

Responsibilities

Provide psychotherapy in an integrated behavioral health outpatient clinic.
Conduct diagnostic and clinical assessments.
Collaborate and communicate effectively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Work within multigenerational and multifamily systems frameworks.
Advocate and address systemic issues affecting community health and access to services.
Navigate systems and advocate for patients and care delivery.