Behavioral Health Clinician (School Based)

Codman Square Health Center Inc; Randolph (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Codman Square Health Center Inc. in Randolph, MA seeks a Behavioral Health Counselor to join school-based and main campus teams.

You will perform urgent bio-psychosocial evaluations, provide brief interventions and counseling, and link patients to appropriate services within an integrated care setting. The ideal candidate holds a Master’s in social work, MA license (LCSW/LICSW/LMHC), and experience with DSM-5-TR, EMR documentation, and culturally sensitive care.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related field is required.
• Massachusetts LCSW/LICSW/LMHC license is required.
• Timely, complete documentation using an EMR is required.
• Preferred licenses: LICSW, LMHC in MA.
• Experience with children/adolescents or substance use is preferred.
• Experience with integrated behavioral healthcare or school-based care is preferred.
• Proficiency in multiple languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an integrated member of the patient’s care team to provide consultation and bio-psychosocial evaluations on an urgent basis.
• Provide support, linkage services, advocacy, education, brief interventions, and counseling.
• Develop client-centered short-term treatment plans for behavioral health needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, families, and community agencies.
• Provide group and family counseling when appropriate.
• Deliver care at school-based sites and main campus as part of primary care teams.

Skills

Documentation skills

DSM-5-TR knowledge

Cultural sensitivity

Bilingual: Haitian Creole

Bilingual: Spanish

Bilingual: Vietnamese

Integrated behavioral healthcare

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Massachusetts LCSW/LICSW/LMHC license

Tools

Epic EMR

Microsoft 365

Job description

Description

Primary Responsibilities

• The BHC works as an integrated member of a patient’s care team to provide consultation/assessment and bio-psychosocial evaluations on an urgent basis, support and linkage services, advocacy, education, brief interventions, counseling, to address behavioral health needs.
• BHCs provide culturally sensitive assessment, consultation, and brief interventions for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders and diagnostic clarification utilizing DSM5-TR. They formulate client centered treatment plans appropriate for short term behavioral health treatment.
• BHCs collaborate with multi-disciplinary care teams, parents/guardians, community based social service agencies, and state agencies.
• BHCs provide group and family counseling where appropriate.
• BHCs at our school-based health centers at Randolph High and Tech Boston Academy provide care in an interdisciplinary setting including health center and school personnel and parents and guardians. BHCs at the main health center campus are embedded into primary care units and provide care as members of the primary care team.
• BHCs based at the main health center campus in Dorchester and the school-based health centers provide virtual and in person coverage for other sites as needed.

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, or related human services field (Required)
• Massachusetts License LCSW, LICSW, LMHC (Required)
• Timely, complete and accurate documentation skills meeting insurance and regulatory standards utilizing an EMR (Required)
• Massachusetts License LICSW, LMHC (Preferred)
• Experience providing services to children, adolescents, and/or people who use substances (preferred)
• Experience with integrated behavioral healthcare and/or school based behavioral healthcare (preferred)
• Proficiency in speaking Haitian Creole, Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, or Vietnamese (Preferred)
• Knowledge of Epic EMR and Microsoft 365 (Preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods (50% of the time)
• Must be able to lift 10-25 pounds and load onto shelves.
• Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading and computer use.