Mental Health Clinician

Job Description

$5,000.00 Sign-on Bonus!

Mental Health Clinician

$75,000.00 - $88,235.00

Supervisor: Mental Health Program Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

The fulltime Mental Health Social Worker works as part of a diverse treatment team in a multicultural community health center to coordinate and deliver cost-effective mental health services for BNHC patients. The clinician provides mental health services for individuals, families and groups to promote optimum mental health.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Respond to patient referrals by assessing and evaluating all relevant information in the formulation of a bio-psychosocial assessment and treatment plan. The plan shall be communicated both orally and in written form with the patient. The document is maintained in the patient’s medical record.

Conducts a target of 28 billable hours per week, including individual, family, and group therapy sessions and case consultations.

Provide evidence based interventions to all patients and their families, taking into account their unique cultural backgrounds. Psychosocial education around such issues as development through the life cycle, social/emotional impact of chronic illness and trauma will be provided to patients and their families as appropriate.

Encourage patients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.

Guide patients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.

Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.

Counsel patients individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.

Act as patient advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.

Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.

Refer patients or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.

Learn about new developments in field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.

Participate as an integral member of interdisciplinary health care team for the provision of services to patients and families.

Is pleasant, courteous, and considerate of patients and co-workers.

Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.

Maintains patient documentation in a professional and timely manner.

Performs projects as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

Masters in clinical social work, mental health counseling, psychology, or related major with independent licensure required.

Must have a minimum of 2 yrs. post graduate clinical experience.

Strong organizational skills and time management skills

Empathy and desire to work with youth and families in underserved communities preferred.

Language and cultural diversity (Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, French, and Spanish) preferred.

Valid MA Driver’s License and access to automobile to attend community meetings and events

MINIMAL KNOWLEDGE BASE:

Knowledge of patient advocacy and local service agencies.

Knowledge and skills to conduct assessment and treatment plan, inclusive of

appropriate goals and interventions.

Basic computer skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS

A busy community health center located in a downtown business district. Occasional long hours may be required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical demands requiring lifting of small pieces of equipment and/or boxes not to exceed 20 pounds. Mostly sedentary, with interoffice walking required. Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading. Hearing acuity sufficient for holding conversations with or without audio devices.

About us: BNHC is a multicultural organization that collaborates with community agencies and residents to provide high quality comprehensive health care. We are committed to health promotion and disease prevention. BNHC began providing services in 1994 in a mobile medical van operating out of a church parking lot. Since then, the center has rapidly grown to provide desperately needed services to low-income and marginalized populations in the greater Brockton area. BNHC is committed to providing care that is responsive to community health needs and is linguistically, culturally and financially accessible. BNHC serves an extremely diverse patient population including Brazilian, Cape Verdean, Haitian, Latino, Portuguese, African American and Caucasian, 77% of whom live in poverty.

BNHC is committed to providing a safe and heathy environment for patients and staff. As a condition of employment, employees, to include new hires, are required to be fully vaccinated to include the most recent COVID 19 booster and annual flu vaccines, with the exception of those who have documented medical or religious exemptions, that must be approved by BNHC according to its protocols. Additional vaccines may be required based on the recommendation of the CDC. New hires who are not yet vaccinated for flu or COVID can arrange to be vaccinated on site.