Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital 

Work Days: M-F  

Category: Social Work  

Department: Hospital Based SUD Services  

Job Type: Full Time  

Work Shift: Day 

Hours/Week: 40.00 

Union Name: Union of Social Workers

$5,000 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time employees) for newly hired social workers, budgeted to work 24 hours per week or more. 

Summary:

Cambridge Health Alliance is expanding services to address substance use disorders for its patients and communities. We are opening a low barrier and harm reduction Bridge Clinic at CHA Cambridge Hospital to provide treatment for patients who need immediate attention and who could benefit from additional clinical services. This program will be multidisciplinary and interdepartmental, and will collaborate with other departments throughout Cambridge Health Alliance and with our community partners in order to meet the needs of our patients with substance use disorders. This is a grant funded position.

The Behavioral Health Clinician will provide assessment, evaluation, treatment and referral for adult patients with substance use disorder. The ideal candidate will have expertise in evaluating and triaging of patients with active substance use disorders who either self present or who are directly connected via a warm hand off from both acute and outpatient services. 

Qualifications: 

• Education/Training: Masters degree Social Work or Mental Health Counseling
• Licensure: Current MA licensure as an Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker(LICSW)
• When required, must be credentialed by the CHA Medical Staff for practice in relevant clinical practice areas, and should ideally be CANS certified and familiar with conducting initial CANS assessments.
• Bilingual in Portuguese, Spanish, or Haitian Creole is strongly preferred. 
• Experience in short-term and behaviorally-oriented therapies (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma focused-CBT, dialectical behavior therapy, parent management training) is preferred. 
• Expertise in neurodevelopment, gender and sexuality, and early psychosis are also preferred. 
  

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.