Temp - Social Worker - Screener Behavioral Health Integration Clinician Nights Pittsfield MA

Position: Screener Behavioral Health Integration Clinician

Start Date: 10/21/2024

Duration: 26 weeks

Location: Pittsfield MA 01201

Shift Type/Shift Times/Hours/Day: Nights11:00 PM 7:00 AM 8

Shift Notes: 8 HR Shifts but must have the flexibility to work a day shift as needed 40 hrs guarantee

Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend/Every Other Holiday

OnCall Requirements: None

COVID19/FLU Requirement: COVID VACCINATION (dose date on or after 10/3/23) NOW REQUIRED FOR THIS HEALTH SYSTEM.

Exemption forms are available in Downloadable Forms (Both forms REQUIRE Provider/Religious Leader Signatures) or please ask your delivery team for documents. IF APPROVED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM TRAVELER WILL WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON SITE. To avoid delays in processing please include the travelers covid vaccination card/or intent to fill out the exemption form with profile submission.

Traveler Policy: WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY LOCAL TRAVELERS FOR THIS NEED (who reside within 50 miles of the facility)

** Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better). RTO during this block will not be approved.

** AT LEAST TWO SPECIFIC INTERVIEW DATES/TIMES OF AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEW MUST BE ADDED TO THE PROFILE PROFILES WILL NOT BE PRESENTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION. ANYTIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

** SOCIAL WORKER FOR THIS NEED WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM FAICITIY CRISIS EVALUATIONS IN THE ED/ER.

** THE CLIENT IS ONLY GOING TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES WHO ARE CONSIDERED TO BE INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE TRAVELERS RESPECTIVES.

** TRAVELER MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A PHYSICAL (Work without restrictions fit for duty)

The Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) clinician is an independently licensed behavioral health professional who works as a member of the primary care team(s) within BFS practices.

The role of the BHI clinician is to work collaboratively with the primary care team to ensure that the BH care needs of patients are met. Behavioral health needs in this context include but are not limited to specific BH symptoms and suspected psychiatric illness.

BH needs may also include behavioral and emotional factors that influence patients physical health and wellness.

The BHI clinician assists the primary care patients and teams in the following ways: administration of BH screening measures assistance in the interpretation of screening results and provision of brief treatment to patients. With a focus on assessment stabilization and evidencebased brief treatment the BHI clinician will see the patient throughout 46 sessions.

Patients in need of care beyond the 4 to 6 sessions will be assisted with referral and connection to an appropriate resource for care in the community. BHI clinicians will be expected to maintain a productivity level of 75% or 6 hours/day of direct clinical care.

In addition the BHI clinician regularly provides consultation and support to the primary care team regarding BH issues that arise in the routine care of primary care patients.

The BHI clinician will work closely with a psychiatric provider to assist patients in need of a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and/or psychotropic medication as well as to facilitate communication between the psychiatric provider and the primary care team regarding treatment recommendations.

• Ability to administer standardized measures for assessing depression and anxiety baseline scores; use of data registry to monitor progress over time using a treattotarget approach.
• Capability to adapt to a brief solutionfocused approach to clinical practice.
• Knowledge of community and outpatient behavioral health resources.
• Effective communication skills with patients family physicians and ancillary providers.
• Ability to form rapid engagement and alliancebuilding with patients.
• Ability to maintain and monitor the confidentiality of patient records.
• Ability to work in an independent and selfdirected manner.

• TRAVELER MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A PHYSICAL (Work without restrictions fit for duty) REQUIRED
• Three years of experience in psychiatric community mental health or health care settings in direct clinical care.
• Masters degree in social work or related clinical healthcare field required.
• Familiarity with evidencebased brief treatment; Behavioral Activation Problem Solving Therapy Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
• Prior experience with the integration of behavioral health and primary care wellness and population health is desirable.
• Experience in providing education on behavioral health topics to patients families & healthcare providers is preferred.
• LICSW Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in MA or LMHC Licensed Mental Health Counselor in MA
• Traveler must have their own vehicle for this need

Profile Requirements:

• Work History
• Skills Checklist (pertinent to position) current to 1 year
• 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)
• License/Certifications Must be uploaded with profile

• BLS (AHA)
• CPI

• Massachusetts

• LICSC LICENSED INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER LICENSE (MA) REQUIRED

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