Behavioral Health Clinician

Description

Position Title:                     Behavioral Health Clinician
Department:                        Behavioral Health
Supervisor:                         Manager of Behavioral Health
Status/Hours Per Week:    Exempt / 40 hours

Primary Function:

The Behavioral Health (BH) Clinician is responsible for delivery of Behavioral Health services to registered patients in a dynamic, federally qualified community health center.

Duties & Responsibilities:

•    Provide psychosocial assessments and behavioral health therapy to individuals, couples, family and groups.
•    Provide crisis intervention and information about community resources and services to Behavioral Health clients.
•    Maintain individual caseload and deliver group therapy for children and/or adults.
•    Attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and Utilization Reviews. 
•    Collaborate care with Primary Care and other departments as needed.
•    Complete all appropriate paperwork and documentation in compliance with Behavioral Health department policy and procedures.
•    Participate in quality improvement initiatives and interdepartmental care team meetings. 
•    Participate in oversight of Master’s level interns if needed.
•    Perform additional duties for the Behavioral Health department as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Basic Knowledge:

•    Master's degree in social work and current Massachusetts LCSW license, or ability/willingness to obtain LCSW within 6 months of employment start.  

Experience & Qualifications:

•    A clinical social worker/clinician with solid assessment skills.
•    Knowledge of trauma-informed care and integrated care is a plus.    
•    Commitment to community health/service, desire to work with a patient population with high needs.
•    Good working knowledge of computers.  
•    Strong verbal skills, ability to communicate well and work well with others both within the BH team and throughout other departments within the health center.  
•    Bilingual language skills in Cape Verdean Creole or Spanish is desired.  

Independent Action:

Work independently adhering to UCC policies and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibility:
None

Define Access Level to PHI:    Level 4: Authorized to access full health information. UCC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member. Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance.