Job Opening: Senior Clinician
- Company
- St. Francis House
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Posted on
- April 30, 2024
Job Summary: The Senior Clinicians role is to provide low-barrier,
on-demand and ongoing individual and group substance use disorder (SUD)
treatment among SFH guests. An important part of this work will be to be
present in milieu spaces where guests gather, to engage and encourage
them to participate in treatment services when appropriate. The Senior
Clinician also will be a key participant in the agency\'s continued
development of an intensive outpatient treatment program (IOP) as part
of our menu of SUD-related services that currently include harm
reduction for those who are still actively using and peer-based recovery
support for individuals in recovery. This position will support the
Associate Director of Behavioral Health with supervision of clinical
staff and/or interns as well as oversight of programmatic needs. The
Senior Clinician will work collaboratively with an integrated team of
providers at SFH to stabilize our guests in the areas of housing,
income, and behavioral health. Supervisory Responsibilities: -Oversees
the daily workflow of assigned staff. -Interviews, selects, trains
staff. -Provides constructive and timely performance communication.
Duties/Responsibilities: -Ensures a highly responsive model of care that
welcomes people into treatment on demand with limited barriers to
access. -Actively conducts in-reach, outreach and engagement in our
milieu spaces throughout the building to facilitate guest access to
treatment. -Uses evidence-based techniques to provide short and
long-term individual and group therapy, and clinical case management.
-Oversees and supervises staff within behavioral health department,
including clinicians, interns and administrative staff as needed. -Works
within a holistic care model, collaborating closely with other providers
at SFH. -Coordinates directly with psychiatric services to ensure
continuity of care for IOP guests. -Conducts and documents intakes,
assessments, treatment plans, and maintains timely clinical notes.
-Supports in coordinating external referrals as needed with Harm
Reduction Specialists and Case Managers. -Works closely with the
behavioral health and medical team at our partner Boston Healthcare for
the Homeless, including the Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT)
team. -Offers clinical insight and expertise into the development of an
intensive outpatient treatment program model in pursuit of and
maintenance of licensure. -Collaborates closely with agency leadership
to develop a billable model for SUD treatment services. -Coordinates
with IOP administrative staff to develop and support referral process
into the program and determine appropriateness for LOC. -Infuses a
person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented approach in
accordance with our Philosophy of Care. -Adheres to agency code of
conduct. -Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements -Masters-level
clinician. LICSW (or LCSW with expectation to secure LICSW within 6
months) preferred. LMHC will be considered. -Two (2) years of experience
of providing SUD treatment utilizing evidenced based treatment models
including group curriculum. -Experience with providing supervision.
-Experience with highly vulnerable, high-barrier individuals and
awareness of issues common to those who are experiencing homelessness.
-Lived experience with homelessness and or recovery a plus. SFH is an
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer is committed to a diverse and
inclusive workforce where all staff can reach their fullest potential.
We welcome everyone who have lived experience of homelessness and/or
recovery, and those who have faced historic barriers to competitive
employment, in particular Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
(BIPOC), and those who are multi-lingual or multi-cultural and members
of the LGBTQ+ community. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.