The Children’s Health Initiative is looking for an experienced child and adolescent clinician to join our grant-funded interdisciplinary SafetyNet team at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). We are studying the cost effectiveness of intervening earlier to support youth and families struggling with barriers to accessing mental health care, particularly in situations involving childhood trauma, mental health disorders, and substance use. Our innovative approach combines pediatric integrated care delivery in primary care clinics, along with key elements of systems-of-care, including strengths-based, multidisciplinary team assessments; individualized community-based care plans; and youth and family voice.

Responsibilities:

• Functions as a team leader, triaging needs and managing resources
• Works side by side with the Family Support Specialist - a peer-to-peer parent with lived experience parenting a child with mental health needs
• Communicates effectively with the consulting CHA child psychiatrist and with both internal (CHA) and external providers, schools, and system partners
• Remains accessible onsite in primary care for “warm-handoffs” or curbside consults
• Serves as a key contact for PCP, collaborating with primary care clinicians in order to prioritize new referrals and coordinate ongoing care
• Participates in shared “real time” child mental health assessment and follow-up visits with the child psychiatrist and the FSS
• Monitors implementation of recommended interventions by contacting the youth and parent to “check in” on evolving needs
• Helps the PCP “hold” the case while the family and youth get connected to sustainable resources

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master's level clinician; LICSW preferred
• At least 3 years experience as a child and adolescent mental health clinician, post-training
• Familiar with both care delivery in outpatient medical settings, and in community based systems of care for children