Lowell Community Health Center provides comprehensive behavioral health services for people of all ages. Our wide range of services is designed to provide care and promote wellness for those who are concerned about mental health issues and/or addiction.

Behavioral Health Services supports cultural diversity and clinical excellence. Our team of experienced, multi-cultural, and bilingual clinicians provides treatment for children, adolescents, and adults through individual, group, couple, and family therapy sessions. The diverse backgrounds, orientation, and specialties of our clinicians enable the Health Center to provide an individualized approach to the problems that confront patients.

Our mental health professionals and certified addiction counselors work with each individual to identify needs and develop long-term goals. Psychopharmacology (mental health drug therapy) services also are offered to patients when needed.

Summary:

Master's or Doctoral level BHS clinician to provide outpatient behavioral health services to clients in Lowell CHC’s Behavioral Health Department which provides clinical treatment including 1:1 therapy to individuals with behavioral health issues/disorders.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide therapy in the primary areas of PTSD and depression, but may also include anxiety, grief, domestic violence, relationship difficulties, parent-child problems, acculturation issues or serious mental illnesses including but not limited to substance abuse.
• Complete all clinical documentation in eCW per Health Center standards.
• Meet direct care standards as determined by BHS Department.
• Complete mandatory reporting including, as needed, reporting of abuse and/or neglect of children, the elderly or the disabled.
• Initiate referrals for Substance Abuse treatment, coordination of services and ongoing case management of complex cases (including working with DCF and the Courts), and crisis intervention in cases of patients with suicidal or homicidal ideation including consultation to medical staff and assisting in sending patient to ED if necessary.
• Provide consultation to medical providers on mental health issues, as well as collaborating with them in the holistic care of the patient.
• Actively participate in MDT, team meetings and other staff and community meetings as necessary/appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience with/interest in working with individuals who may be victims of abuse or suffering from anxiety, depression, substance abuse, personality, thought, or other behavioral health disorders.
• Experience in individual counseling in an outpatient setting required.
• Ability to appreciate and work with culturally diverse population.
• Good organizational skills and comfort working in a team-based, collaborative setting.
• Bilingual is a plus but not required.
• Master’s or Doctoral Degree in mental health counseling or social work required.
• Licensed in MA- LICSW, LMHC (or LMHC eligible) , LADC1, LMFT, LCSW, psychologist
• CPR Certification Required

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, nurses and other department staff. Occasional stress and pressure caused by multiple simultaneous demands. May be exposed to various infectious diseases. Universal precautions and techniques are included in orientation and the availability of protective wear is supported and encouraged when the employee is at risk for exposure.

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