Behavioral Health Counselor

The Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Staff Clinician is a Masters prepared clinician who has clinical responsibilities related to the treatment of patients on the Inpatient Adult Psychiatry service. The staff clinician provides needed psychosocial assessments, diagnoses, collaborates daily with an interdisciplinary team, formulates treatment plans, coordinates care with families and outside providers. Clinician provides case management and discharge planning services, family support, and individual (and potentially group) treatment of patients on the inpatient psychiatric unit. The person in this position also complies with all governmental and other regulatory group requirements for documentation and care standards.
Additional Responsibilities:
Demonstrate familiarity with DSM5 criteria, major mental illnesses and substance use disorders, be able to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary treatment team in a busy, fast-paced environment, be well-organized and manage time effectively.

Sign on Bonuses offered!

This exciting and fast-paced career opportunity is for a masters-level clinician to work with a dynamic interdisciplinary treatment team to provide inpatient case management services including completing psychosocial assessments, formulating interdisciplinary treatment plans, coordinating and networking care with families and outpatient providers, conducting treatment and discharge planning meetings, crisis and safety planning, arranging aftercare for patients who are in treatment for major mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Work may be with adult and older adult/geriatric populations. Conducting reviews with insurance companies may at times be required.

Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital Epstein Center for Behavioral Health houses four inpatient psychiatric units which are 30 beds each - one pediatric/adolescent unit, two adult units and one older adult/senior psychiatry unit. The psychiatry service also includes adolescent and adult partial hospitalization programs, a substance use intensive outpatient program, a bridge clinic and three outpatient behavioral health clinics. Salem Hospital qualifies for federally funded loan forgiveness status.

Salem Hospital is a member of the Mass General Brigham Health Care Network which includes Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, McLean Hospital, Newton Wellsley Hospital and other MGH institutions.

Masters Degree required

Full-time float position for two adult inpatient mental health units and, potentially, an older-adult inpatient unit.

North Shore Medical Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. 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.