A Clinical Case Manager coordinates medical care and provides advocacy to help people get the best and most affordable care. Helps patients navigate insurance and hospital bureaucracies and access information. May work with patients who have chronic illnesses or other complex medical needs. Works at a hospital or other healthcare facility; may follow patients throughout the span of their treatment and travel to different doctors' offices, hospitals or a patient's home.
Housing Clinician, Clarendon Boston, MA • Housing Clinician Services
Job Type
Full-time
Description
SCHEDULE
40 hours, Monday•Friday, 8:00 a.m.•4:30 p.m., or comparable. Some flexibility required.
Pay:
$71,676.80•76,000.00 annually, DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set)
LOCATION
Office location 140 Clarendon St. Boston, MA 02116. Minimal travel is required for this position.
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
The Housing Clinician will be available to Pine Street Inn tenants and staff (especially case managers) at 140 Clarendon St. to provide support, clinical services and consultation, appropriate resources addressing the complexities of care for tenants with histories of trauma, mental illness and/or addictive disorders, utilizing Harm Reduction as a model of engagement, intervention and evaluation. The Housing Clinician works closely with Housing Support Services teams and outside providers for the purpose of tenancy preservation and increased resident independence. The Housing Clinician will maintain close communication with the Housing Clinical Services Team by collaborating and coordinating with the team regarding high-risk individuals and programs that are high risk/acute/high need. Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
REQUIRED
Master's degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, education, nursing) LICSW, LMHC or other qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months of hire
PREFERRED
Advanced training in hoarding or Current Hoarding Certification, or ability to obtain advanced training in Hoarding and/or obtain Hoarding Certification within one year of hire.
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED:
Minimum of three (3) years direct care experience providing services, including assessment and individual and/or group therapy, to adults living in the community with mental illness and/or addictive disorders
Clinical skills and competence to offer education around substance use, trauma, co-occurring disorders, mental illness diagnoses, and emotional and mental health generally
Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs
Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices.
PREFERRED
Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised)
Experience coaching, mentoring, empowering and otherwise supporting non-clinical direct-care staff Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing
Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities
Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization)
Bilingual Spanish/ English
Salary Description
$71,676.80•$76,000.00 annually, DOE
