School Based Behaviral Health Clinician - Military Veterans

SUMMARY OF POSITION :

The School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician reports directly to the Associate Director of Behavioral Health- Child and Family Services. The Clinician serves as an integral member of Whittier's School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at Boston Day and Evening Academy. This licensed clinician is responsible for providing consultation, assessment, ongoing mental health and substance abuse treatment and educational workshops on-site at the school. The School-Based Clinician will actively collaborate with the SBHC Nurse Practitioner, the SBHC Community Health Worker and Boston Day and Evening staff for the coordination of student care. The Clinician will link students to Whitter's 1290 Tremont Street site for psychiatry and other needed medical or specialty services. The Clinician will be at the SBHC at Boston Day and Evening for all hours that the school is in operation. During school vacation times, the Clinician will have office space at the 1290 Tremont Street site for continuation of student care and to provide brief treatment for patients in need of services at the clinic. A strong connection to/appreciation for the urban community is required. Experience working with LGBTQ youth of color is preferred.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS :

Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires sitting, standing and walking for prolonged periods of time. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare, and complete appropriate forms and reports. Requires working under stress in emergency situations. Assumes low to moderate potential exposure to communicable disease and bodily fluids.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS :

As an organization we are committed to providing care as Patient Centered Medical Home. All employees are required to be aware of the organization's practice of the NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home and the National Health Disparities' Improvement Models.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts a caseload including individual therapy, family consultations and group treatment at Whittier's SBHC at Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA).
• Provides mental health workshops for the school community on a regularly established schedule.
• Works closely with school contacts for referrals to Behavioral Health and coordination of care.
• Maintains an active presence at BDEA to engage individuals and to promote Whittier's SBHC.
• Participates in required meetings, including individual supervision sessions.
• Participates in onsite and outside trainings relevant to treatment issues in current caseload, for a minimum of 10 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) per year.
• Prepares and submits all paper and electronic documentation in EPIC in a complete and timely manner, including intakes, progress notes, treatment plans and quarterly reviews, and discharge summaries.
• Performs other duties as requested.

• Demonstrates consumer-friendly, neighborhood -friendly approach to treatment, as measured by respectful interactions with students and their families, low no show rate, high client satisfaction, and lack of complaints regarding treatment.
• Believes in preventative treatment, the value of mentoring, and connection to services.
• Places high value on treatment team, as measured by willingness to meet regularly, work collaboratively, and demonstrate flexibility in consulting with providers and families. Cooperates with the BH Associate Directors and support staff in the delivery of timely, innovative quality care
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the DSM V, as measured by thoroughness and accuracy of diagnostic formulations brought for review to the Multidisciplinary Team
• Shows the ability to obtain a complete history and full conceptualization of the client's problem within the time-limited intake session(s), as measured by the quality of the written assessment and the timely case presentation to the Multidisciplinary Treatment Team
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of effective treatment protocols and necessary cultural competencies for treating youth, preferably in English and in Spanish.
• Adapts therapeutic strategies to individual characteristics of the client, including but not limited to disability, gender, sexual orientation, developmental level, culture, ethnicity, age, health status, as measured by return visits and client satisfaction
• Demonstrates superior knowledge of treatment planning, as measured by quality of the treatment plan and quarterly reviews
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of the larger WSHC treatment team and of networking/linking with the treatment community, as measured by number of monthly contacts with other providers

• Licensed clinician in the state of Massachusetts (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC)
• CANS certification
• Masters Degree from an accredited college or university
• College or university transcript documenting graduate class work and therapy internship(s)