Behavioral Health Counselor

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
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The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.
We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Behavioral Health Counselor to join our team at The Doorway! The desired schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm with some exceptions to adjust to 8:30am to 5:30pm depending on department needs.
Job Summary
To provide assessment, crisis intervention, individual behavioral health counseling, and psycho-educational/support groups to patients with substance use disorders. To communicate with interdisciplinary treatment team and make resource connections as needed. Must have excellent problem-solving skills; the ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team; working knowledge of current version of both ASAM and DSM; the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment; some knowledge of psychiatric and medically assisted treatment medications.
Demonstrate patience, courtesy, and compassion when interacting with visitors, patients, employees, community partners and others. Complete client evaluations of all American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria (ASAM), domains and facilitate and/or provide care based on ASAM criteria. Clinicians are responsible for working collaboratively with other providers and to make dispositions that are appropriate, are clinically sound and ensure the safety and well-being of the patient. Participate in crisis intervention and stabilization which ensures that individuals in an acute SUD related crisis that require immediate, non-emergency intervention are provided with crisis intervention counseling services by a licensed clinician. Clinicians will participate in data collection, clinical documentation, and outcome reporting is met in compliance with organization, insurance requirements, and funder. Clinicians will ensure collaboration or consultation with the client's external service provider(s) of necessary support services to address needs identified in the evaluation or by the client's service provider that may create barriers to the client entering and/or maintaining treatment and/or recovery.
Qualifications
Education
Master's Degree Related Field of Study required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Master's Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (MLADC); Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW - State License) - Generic - HR Only preferred Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW - State License) - Generic - HR Only preferred Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (State License) - Generic - HR Only preferred Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC - State License) - Generic - HR Only preferred Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC - State License) - Generic - HR Only preferred
Experience
Related experience 2-3 years required and Demonstrated experience working successfully with people of various backgrounds and lifestyles in a manner that engages on-going self-reflection and continual learning required. required and Experience negotiating, advocating, and navigating systems. required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates proficient clinical judgment and application of professional values and ethics. Integration of prior clinical experience into current practice.
- Demonstrates proficiency to formulate assessment of risks, crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and the documentation of both in a timely manner.
- Demonstrates proficient working knowledge of internal and external resources and refers appropriately.
- Ability to advocate , coordinate, and continuously communicate with treatment plans with patients, family and the interdisciplinary team.
- Utilizes supervision and consultation regularly and appropriately.
- Engages in quality improvement projects, uses data to measure progress.
- Facilitate skill-based groups.
- Demonstrate capacity to effectively communicate findings with a broader audience.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
798 Central Avenue
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Pay Range
$62,608.00 - $91,156.00/Annual
Grade
7
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EEO Statement:
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at .
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