Outreach Clinician

DUTIES:

 

• Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.

 

Leadership and Programming

 

• Creates a positive, supportive, and compassionate culture and environment for clients, staff, and client workers. Seeks ways to improve morale and build teamwork.
• Develops program policies for increasing access to and continuity of care for acute mental health services and substance use disorder treatment, thus contributing to the implementation of integrated, evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment services for clients.
• Establishes new partnerships and collaborations with community partners and across RSB programs to support client’s treatment, behavioral health, and clinical service pathways.
• Leads trainings for staff and provides guidance to staff on trauma-informed approaches.
• Establishes and fosters relationships with other service providers and clinicians and coordinates with partner providers around client clinical care outcomes. Serves as a liaison with BPHC clinical partnerships (i.e., BHCHP trauma services; Eliot case management).
• Represents BPHC RSB on citywide meetings and participates actively in citywide provider meetings, including case coordination meetings.

Clinical and Client Services

• Provides clinical leadership and support to PAATHS, Street Outreach, and other RSB teams as needed to ensure quality service delivery across all client interactions.
• Conducts bio-psychosocial assessments and develops client-centered service or care coordination plans.
• Offers direct consultation and guidance to staff regarding crisis intervention, overdose prevention, and complex case management.
• Supports staff in engaging hard-to-reach clients through motivational interviewing, trauma-informed, and harm reduction principles.
• Participate in case conferencing and ensures appropriate documentation of client encounters in alignment with regulatory standards and best practices.
• Coordinates with internal and external partners to connect clients with detox, treatment, and recovery resources, with a focus on ensuring continuity of care across the levels of care.
• Assists with data collection, quality assurance activities, and reporting related to client outcomes and service delivery.
• Maintains regular supervision and collaboration with supervisors and team members to ensure a coordinated approach to client care.
• Acts as a liaison between clients and other Recovery Services Bureau programs and outside service agencies.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Oversees recruitment, and clinical supervision all assigned staff and interns in accordance with BPHC Human Resources policies.
• Ensures appropriate, timely documentation of all work as required by regulations and best practices.
• Participates in data collection, quality assurance measures, and professional development.
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed.
• Meets regularly with supervisors and colleagues to discuss program operations and confidential matters.
• Operates independently with discretion to make decisions affecting program operations and staff.
• Performs other duties as required.