Social Worker, Bilingual, Integrated BH, Community Health

INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN/ CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER/ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER/ FULL TIME / 40 HOURS/ JAMAICA PLAIN - BOSTON MA

• Excellent benefits include: Generous Paid Time Off, matched 403B, Pension/Cash Balance Account, Continuing Education reimbursement, Medical/ Dental, Public Transit Subsidy, and much more!
• Convenient location in Jamaica Plain
• Bilingual Spanish

Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) clinician:

1. Work collaboratively to address the behavioral health needs of patients of all ages being seen in the adult, family and pediatric medical departments.
2. Embedded in the Behavioral Health Department but working primarily with the medical department and patient care teams.
3. IBH clinic work includes conducting psychosocial assessments, crisis interventions, evaluation, education, and care management of the patient.
4. For a limited number of patients, the Integrated Behavioral Health clinician will focus on behavioral health treatment in time-limited therapy. Patients needing a higher level of care will be assisted with referrals and connection to our behavioral health department and/or community-based care.
5. Work closely with medical and behavioral health providers in providing consultation and support in understanding the behavioral health needs of the patients and collaborate on patient's treatment goals.
6. Develops behavioral change, educational, and support groups for patients to address high-risk behaviors and behavioral health concerns and to assist patients in the development of strategies for health improvement.
7. Participates in regular all-staff, departmental (both administrative and clinical), and educational meetings. Attends meetings convened by other departments and as appropriate represents the behavioral health perspectives and recommended interventions.
8. Fulfills administrative and documentation responsibilities, including documenting in the electronic medical record, managed care authorizations, and relevant reports.
9. Performs all other duties as assigned and/or required.

About Brookside Community Health Center:

Brookside is a licensed Community Health Center of Brigham and Women's Hospital and provides multi-disciplinary, comprehensive care with services in a range of medical areas including Adult, Family and Pediatric Primary Care, OB/GYN, Family Planning, Dental/Oral Surgery, Nutrition/WIC, Behavioral Health and Specialty Medicine (Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology). Brookside also has phlebotomy, financial counseling, and community resource specialists onsite. Each year, more than 12,000 patients from Jamaica Plain, the city of Boston and surrounding areas use these services, producing more than 69,000 visits to Brookside each year. Most of Brookside's patient population are Spanish-speaking and socioeconomically under-resourced. The health center's services, guided by equity, are provided by a bilingual English/Spanish medical and professional staff. Brookside is a teaching site for Harvard Medical School, Mass General Institute of Health Professionals School of Nursing, Harvard Dental School, Boston University Dental School, as well as other Boston area health care professional programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Master of Social Work Degree (MSW) from an accredited program required.

Licensure: Require current Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or must obtain MA Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) within 4 months of hire date.

Language: Native or near-native fluency in Spanish required.

For LCSW hires, as a condition of continued employment, it is a requirement to receive the MA LCSW licensure within four months of start date. And upon attaining the MA LCSW, it will be required to obtain LICSW licensure within 12 months of eligibility to sit for the LICSW exam. Not obtaining the LCSW or the LICSW in the required timeframes, may result in termination. The social worker may apply for other vacant positions for which they are currently qualified and will be considered for rehire with completed licensure. For more information, please communicate with your manager.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Demonstrated flexibility, autonomy, and capacity for necessary decision-making.
• Extensive knowledge of current social work theory and practice. Ability to conceptualize, interpret and discriminately apply theory to practice.
• Good clinical skills in assessment, crisis intervention, and evidence-based behavioral health treatment.
• Ability to make appropriate decisions under pressure, to exercise good judgment, and to take initiative and to meet established productivity standards.
• Sensitivity to a variety of cultures, beliefs, sexual orientation, and lifestyle.
• Evidence of excellent patient interaction and staff collaboration skills.
• Ability to communicate well, both orally and in writing. Good planning and organizational skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills to interact effectively with multidisciplinary team members, both at the health center and with the larger community resources, and to interact with patients and their families.

Brigham and Women's Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.