Job Description

Job Location: 415 Columbia Rd - Dorchester, MA 02125
Position Type: Full Time 30+ hoursEducation
Level: Graduate Degree
Travel Percentage: Negligible
Job Category: Health CarePosition Title:        Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Clinician
Department:          Behavioral Health
Supervisor:            Manager of Behavioral Health
Hours per week:    Exempt / 40 hours
Primary Function:
The Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Clinician utilizes therapeutic modalities to craft their delivery of therapeutic services to individuals engaging in therapy. The IBH Clinician provides supportive wrap-around services, establish outreach and case management resources, promote healthy living and enhance counseling services in the Behavioral Health department.
Duties & Responsibilities:
•    Perform intake screening, assessment, and triage for appropriateness for all levels of care, referrals, and follow-up. Assess if outpatient is the most appropriate service.
•    Complete comprehensive intake evaluations and treatment plans adhering to the Behavioral Health department policies on Behavioral Health Referral Intake Process, as well as, Behavioral Health Documentation and Record Keeping.
•    Provide behavioral health treatment for individuals, families, and groups.
•    Provide outreach, education, and/or abstinence case management for services clients that meet the criteria.
•    Provide resources, linkages to services both in-house and externally to UCC clients referred for services.
•    Serve as liaison between Behavioral Health and the UCC Primary Care department by supplying UCC teams with resources, information and collaboration on care for patients.
•    Make referrals, as indicated, to other UCC departments as well as to collateral agencies.
•    Provide consultation and collaboration with collateral agencies.
•    Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure the delivery of services fits within the UCC Medical Home model of care.
•    Attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and Utilization Reviews, including Quality assurance projects within the department.
•    Complete all appropriate paperwork and documentation in compliance and in a timely manner within Behavioral Health department policy and procedures, including the use of the EHR and ICD 10 / DSM 5 coding.
•    Participate in services and/or other behavioral health program trainings, in-house presentations and community activities as needed.
•    Participate in Primary Care and Behavioral Health integration efforts as needed.
•    Perform additional duties of the Behavioral Health department as needed.
•    Maintain flexibility to work evenings at least 1-2x a week.

QualificationsMinimum Basic Knowledge:
•    Knowledge of all therapeutic modalities, including but not limited to CBT, DBT, MI, ACT, psychodynamic and narrative.
Experience &

Qualifications:
•    Master's in Social Work with current LCSW licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or LCSW within 6 months of employment start.
•    Minimum of 2 years of experience in a community-oriented setting.
•    Prior academic and/or professional training in trauma informed care and outpatient services.
•    Experience with and commitment to interdisciplinary care.  Strong ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.
•    Strong knowledge of Office 365 or Microsoft Office programs.
•    Bilingual language skills in English, plus Spanish or Cape Verdean Creole is helpful.
•    Desire to work in a community health care setting with a target population impacted by trauma.
Essential Functions:
•    Conduct therapeutic sessions, lasting 30, 45 or 55 minutes.
•    Document in the electronic medical record.
•    Consult and crisis manage and be able to assess risk; knowledge of Section 12.
•    Knowledge of confidentiality, HIPPA guidelines and regulations.
•    Comply with BSAS regulations.
Physical Requirements:
•    Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
•    Move and/or traverse.
•    Rarely move items weighing up to 20 pounds across office for various needs.
•    Able to prioritize workload.
•    Perform with interruptions.
•    Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
•    The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
Supervisory Responsibility:
None
Define Access Level to PHI:    Level 4: Authorized to access full health information. UCC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member. Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance.