Behavioral Health Clinician - Adult Inpatient Psychiatry

Date Posted: 09/17/2024

Requisition Number: 430

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: 8:30 AM - 5 PM M-F, weekend hours available

Category: Social Work

Department: Cahill 4 Social Workers

Job Type: Per Diem On Call

Work Shift: Day

Hours/Week: 0.00

Union: Yes

Union Name: Union of Social Workers

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Cahill 4 at Cambridge Hospital is a locked, 18-bed psychiatric unit serving adults with chronic mental illness and addiction. Social workers are key part of a multidisciplinary team helping adults, age 19 and up, with acute and chronic behavioral health conditions such as schizophrenia, bi-polar and affective disorders, personality disorders, adjustment disorder, and substance use.

Staff employ a sensory approach to de-escalating patients and a treatment regimen that includes DBT/CBT group therapy. Our treatment focus is on assessment, stabilization, and aftercare planning. Social workers on the team take the lead in ensuring comprehensive discharge plans.

Summary:

Responsible for the evaluation and treatment of an assigned caseload of clients, providing a range of psychosocial care. Works at one or more service sites, under social work clinical supervision and administrative supervision at the service site or in the service line.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current MA licensure as an Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker(LICSW)

• Work Experience: Minimum of clinical internship training or job experience in clinical human service work with population specific to service site.

• All newly hired candidates must successfully complete a job specific physical agility test.

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.