Behavioral Health Counselor II
Mass General Brigham
Summary
This position is responsible for providing assessment, crisis intervention, individual behavioral health counseling, and psycho-educational/support groups to patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The Behavioral Health Counselor II communicates with the interdisciplinary treatment team and makes resource connections as needed.
Job description
Job Summary
This position is responsible for providing assessment, crisis intervention, individual behavioral health counseling, and psycho-educational/support groups to patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The Behavioral Health Counselor II communicates with the interdisciplinary treatment team and makes resource connections as needed.
Essential Functions
- Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families with social, emotional, interpersonal, and/or environmental issues—Formulates biopsychosocial assessment, disposition, and treatment plans.
- Provides mandated assessments when abuse is suspected (child, disabled adult, elder) and specialized safety assessments when violence is suspected. Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility.
- Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs as part of the interdisciplinary team.
- Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in the treatment and care plan.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine or Master's Degree in Social Work required
- Clinical social work or mental/behavioral health experience 2-3 years required
- Demonstrates proficient clinical judgment and application of professional values and ethics
- Demonstrates proficiency in formulating assessments of risks, crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and documentation
- Demonstrates sound clinical judgment and innovation in advocating for clients while maintaining professional boundaries
- Demonstrates proficient working knowledge of internal and external resources and refers appropriately
- Provides a range of evidence-based interventions
- Ability to advocate, coordinate, and continuously communicate treatment plans with patients, family, and interdisciplinary team
- Incorporates cultural competencies
- Utilizes supervision and consultation regularly and appropriately
- Actively seeks assistance with complex cases and situations in a timely manner
- Engages in quality improvement projects, uses data to measure progress
- Facilitate skill-based groups
- Knowledge, understanding, and ability to negotiate and work in a complex organization
- Demonstrate capacity to effectively communicate findings with a broader audience
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career advancement opportunities
- Differentials
- Premiums
- Bonuses
- Recognition programs
Company overview
Mass General Brigham is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the United States, formed through the merger of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, this academic medical center system operates multiple hospitals, specialty facilities, and community health centers throughout New England. The organization is renowned for its world-class patient care, cutting-edge medical research, and comprehensive medical education programs. As a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham trains the next generation of healthcare professionals while advancing medical science through groundbreaking research initiatives. The system provides a full continuum of healthcare services, from primary care and preventive medicine to complex specialty treatments and emergency services. With a focus on innovation and patient-centered care, Mass General Brigham consistently ranks among the top hospital systems in the nation for clinical excellence and research output.