Behavioral Health Clinician - Cambridge Psych Emergency Clinic at Cambridge Health Alliance – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: Every other weekend 12:00pm-8:30pm

Category: Social Work

Department: Psych - Emergency Clinic

Job Type: PT Less Than 20 HPW

Work Shift: Day / Evening

Hours/Week: 8.00

Union Name: Union of Social Workers

Pay Range:

LCSW $36.98-$51.07 per hour

LMHC/LICSW $42.16-$58.22 per hour

Department Description:
With approximately 100,300 ED visits annually, the CHA Emergency Departments are fast-paced, constantly changing environments with rapid patient turnover.

Summary:

Behavioral Health Clinicians within the Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) are vital members of a multidisciplinary treatment team. The behavioral health clinician works closely with nurses, physician assistants, and physicians in a fast-paced, high stress environment, and is under the clinical supervision of the psychiatrist. The behavioral health clinician completes psychiatric assessments, provides crisis counseling, and implements treatment planning for patients in the PES. The behavioral health clinician identifies appropriate resources and obtains collateral information, as needed, from patients’ supports including family members, friends and outpatient providers. The diversity of the client population served, in addition to the treatment modalities utilized, requires interdisciplinary expertise and collaboration. The training responsibilities are assigned by the PES Program Leader in accordance with the training needs of the department.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education/Training: Masters degree, Mental Health Counseling or related field
• Current MA licensure as an Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker(LICSW)
• Certifications: Must be credentialed by the CHA Medical Staff for practice in relevant clinical areas.
• Previous Experience: Minimum of two years post Masters degree experience with acute psychiatric population strongly preferred.
• Mental Skills: Analytical, organizational, observational and documentation skills, including experience with electronic medical record documentation.
• Experience with insurance authorization process, and knowledge of behavioral health resources.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.