Behavioral Health Psychotherapist — Elder Care, Mon-Fri

Element Care PACE; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Care PACE seeks a Behavioral Health Psychotherapist to provide comprehensive behavioral health services to clients at assigned sites, including nursing home settings. The role involves caseload management, collaboration with primary care clinicians and APRNs, and consultation with the Interdisciplinary Team.

Schedule is full-time, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with no weekends or holidays. Requirements include an MA LICSW or LMHC license in MA, 2–5 years of psychotherapy experience, and the

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in social work, counseling or psychology.
• License to practice in MA as LICSW or LMHC.
• 2–5 years of experience in psychotherapy.
• Experience with older adults, including crisis evaluations.
• Reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychiatric evaluations and provides individual and group psychotherapy.
• Acts as a role model for professional relationships, effective communication and teamwork.
• Performs routine and urgent psychiatric evaluations.
• Develops clinically appropriate behavioral health treatment plans focusing on relational, behavioral and affective functioning.
• Implements evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Monitors response to interventions and adjusts plans as needed.
• Documents interventions and rationale in the EHR.
• Provides behavioral health consultation to the Interdisciplinary Team to integrate psychiatric concepts into care.

Skills

Clinical psychotherapy

Team collaboration

Crisis evaluation

Assessment & evaluation

Education

Master's or doctoral degree in social work, counseling or psychology

Job description

Element Care PACE seeks a Behavioral Health Psychotherapist to provide comprehensive behavioral health services to clients at assigned sites, including nursing home settings. The role involves caseload management, collaboration with primary care clinicians and APRNs, and consultation with the Interdisciplinary Team.

Schedule is full-time, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with no weekends or holidays. Requirements include an MA LICSW or LMHC license in MA, 2–5 years of psychotherapy experience, and the