Urgent Care Clinician (Hybrid)

Italian Home for Children is seeking an Urgent Care Clinician responsible for providing therapeutic services and urgent intake assessments, safety planning, and/or short-term crisis management services with new clients at Italian Home for Children through the outpatient mental health clinic, Brighton Allston Mental Health Association. These services are provided on-site, in person and virtually via telehealth. The Urgent Care Clinician will also provide trauma-informed clinical services to children and adults through individual, group, and family/couples therapy at the clinic and/or via remote telehealth as clinically appropriate. Minimum three days in person services. In person and remote telehealth work schedule is subject to change. Flexible schedule, with required evening hours at least two days per week. This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. 

The Urgent Care Clinician works with clients throughout the lifespan (4-80 years) that are experiencing major mental illness and/or have experienced complex trauma and adversity that has impacted them socially, emotionally, and/or behaviorally. The Urgent Care Clinician is also responsible for case management and consultation services. The Urgent Clinician works closely with other treatment providers to ensure the highest quality of care to clients and their families. Flexible schedule, with required evening hours at least 2 days per week, and weekend hours at least 2 times per month, as needed. Currently three days in person at the Brighton clinic, and two days remote telehealth each week. In person and remote telehealth work schedule is subject to change. This is a salaried position with benefits.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title.  Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Functions:

• Provide urgent care intake assessments, safety planning, and short-term crisis management both in person and virtual
• Provide individual, group, and family/couples therapy to clients
• Maintain regular contact with outside collaterals and parents/legal guardians
• Work closely with interdisciplinary treatment team
• Attend weekly supervision and clinical team meetings in person
• Write initial psychosocial assessments, initial treatment plans, CANS assessments, bi-annual treatment plan reviews, progress notes, and discharge summaries within agency policy documentation requirements
• Maintain set billable productivity expectations
• Learn, implement, and demonstrate an understanding of the agency training and treatment philosophy
• Evening and weekend clinician on-call duties approximately 1-2 weeks per quarter  

Qualifications:

• Master level degree in social work or related field
• MA state independent clinical license preferred (LICSW, LMHC)
• Second language capacity preferred
• 1-2 years post Master’s experience preferred
• Prior urgent care or mobile crisis clinical experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Experience working with children, adults, and their families; experience providing treatment to clients with social, emotional, and trauma concerns as well as mental health
• Evidence of sensitivity and respect for client’s culture and socioeconomic characteristics
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of individual, group, and family/couples therapy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as computer literacy
• Strong organizational skills, skilled at multi-tasking and prioritizing, skilled at meeting deadlines
• Must be receptive and responsive to supervision and professional development
• Confidence and strength at responding to emergencies quickly and safely
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Comfort working independently and successfully navigating ambiguity.
• Strong problem-solving, relationship-building, and change management capabilities.
• Mission-driven and self-directed individual with passion for agency’s mission.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding clients and employees; adhere to all HIPPA regulations.
• Visual and hearing acuity to perform job related functions 

Italian Home for Children is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We are dedicated to ensuring a fair hiring process and an equitable work environment. If you require accommodations during the application, and/or interview process, please contact hr@italianhome.org.

The expected base annual salary for this role is between $60,000-$67,000 USD, dependent on experience. This number does not reflect additional compensation-related benefits such as PTO, medical, dental, and life insurance, EAP and the Italian Home for Children 403(b) retirement plan.                                       

Salary : $60,000 - $67,000