Family Mental Health Clinician - Community Violence Response Team, Surgery

Position Summary

The Community Violence Response Team (CVRT) is a VSS grant funded program of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Group at Boston Medical Center. The Mental Health Clinician provides crisis intervention, advocacy, case management and trauma-focused counseling to patients and their families who have been impacted by interpersonal violence. This position provides both inpatient and outpatient therapeutic care as well as community outreach to patients and their family members.

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is more than a hospital. It´s a network of support and care that touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in need each year. It is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. Emphasizing community-based care, BMC is committed to providing consistently excellent and accessible health services to all—and is the largest safety-net hospital in New England.

The hospital is also the primary teaching affiliate of the nationally ranked Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a founding partner of Boston HealthNet – an integrated health care delivery systems that includes many community health centers. Join BMC today and help us achieve our Vision 2030 which is a long-term goal to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world.

Position

• Family Mental Health Clinician
• Department: Surgery
• Schedule: Full Time

Essential Responsibilities / Duties

• Provide crisis assessment and intervention in the hospital at the bedside, with families affected by violent crime or homicide.
• Provide assessment and on-going counseling services to family members who have been affected by homicide and clients or family members affected by attempted homicide.
• Provide collateral services necessary to support these families, including contacts with court personnel, medical providers, and community agencies working with survivors of homicide as well as others.
• Provide outreach and collaboration with community-based programming; providers and partners including agencies serving families affected by homicides, in order to coordinate services for families as well as enhance access to our services.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings with the Violence Intervention Advocate program.
• Participate in weekly meetings of the Community Violence Response Team Program.
• Participate in weekly supervision sessions.

Job Requirements

Education

• Master’s degree in mental health field (MSW, Masters in Mental Health Counseling - license or license eligible preferred)
• Requirements: MSW (Master of Social Work) and or MA (Master of Arts in Counseling / Clinical Mental Health).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required

• Licensure (LCSW/LICSW/LMHC) preferred
• Driver's License - active with access to own vehicle

Experience

• Clinical counseling experience required.
• Experience in crisis intervention and trauma informed care desirable.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the impact of trauma on family systems and communities.
• Knowledge of community resources and agencies that serve families affected by trauma or violence.
• Ability to function independently and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work on an interdisciplinary team.
• Adherence to cultural sensitivity and anti-racist practices.
• Ability to keep organized and timely written documentation.
• Experience in health or hospital settings desirable.
• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills appropriate to the patient population served is a plus.

This position is a Tuesday - Friday position, 10 hour days.

Compensation Range

$56,000.00- $78,500.00

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness.

In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

Note

This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.