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Behavioral Health Counselor

Mass General Brigham·Salem, Massachusetts

$55,390 - $80,486/yr·Full Time·On Site·Remote friendly·2-5 yrs
·Posted 21 days ago
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About the role

The clinician provides psychosocial assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans for patients in an inpatient adult psychiatry setting. Responsibilities include case management, discharge planning, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and families.

Site

North Shore Medical Center, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

The Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Staff Clinician is a Masters prepared clinician who has clinical responsibilities related to the treatment of patients on the Inpatient Adult Psychiatry service. The staff clinician provides needed psychosocial assessments, diagnoses, collaborates daily with an interdisciplinary team, formulates treatment plans, coordinates care with families and outside providers. Clinician provides case management and discharge planning services, family support, and individual (and potentially group) treatment of patients on the inpatient psychiatric unit. The person in this position also complies with all governmental and other regulatory group requirements for documentation and care standards.

Additional Responsibilities

Demonstrate familiarity with DSM5 criteria, major mental illnesses and substance use disorders, be able to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary treatment team in a busy, fast-paced environment, be well-organized and manage time effectively.

Qualifications

Sign on Bonuses offered!

This exciting and fast-paced career opportunity is for a masters-level clinician to work with a dynamic interdisciplinary treatment team to provide inpatient case management services including completing psychosocial assessments, formulating interdisciplinary treatment plans, coordinating and networking care with families and outpatient providers, conducting treatment and discharge planning meetings, crisis and safety planning, arranging aftercare for patients who are in treatment for major mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Work may be with adult and older adult/geriatric populations. Conducting reviews with insurance companies may at times be required.

Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital Epstein Center for Behavioral Health houses four inpatient psychiatric units which are 30 beds each - one pediatric/adolescent unit, two adult units and one older adult/senior psychiatry unit. The psychiatry service also includes adolescent and adult partial hospitalization programs, a substance use intensive outpatient program, a bridge clinic and three outpatient behavioral health clinics. Salem Hospital qualifies for federally funded loan forgiveness status.

Salem Hospital is a member of the Mass General Brigham Health Care Network which includes Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, McLean Hospital, Newton Wellsley Hospital and other MGH institutions.

Masters Degree required

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Full-time float position for two adult inpatient mental health units and, potentially, an older-adult inpatient unit.

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location: 1 Dove Avenue

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$55,390.40 - $80,485.60/Annual

Grade: 6

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization.

Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors.

The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package.

In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

EEO Statement

3200 North Shore Medical Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

Mass general brigham competency framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.

Requirements

A Master's degree is required for this role. Candidates must be familiar with DSM5 criteria and have the ability to manage major mental illnesses and substance use disorders in a fast-paced environment.

  • postgraduate degree
  • Case Management
  • Treatment Planning
  • Family Support
  • Safety Planning
  • Individual Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Discharge Planning
  • Psychosocial Assessments
  • Crisis Planning
  • Insurance Review
  • DSM5 Criteria

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits
  • Career Advancement Opportunities
  • Recognition Programs
  • Sign On Bonuses
  • Differentials
  • Premiums
  • Loan Forgiveness Status

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$55,390 - $80,486/yr
Location
Salem, Massachusetts
Posted
Jul 7, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Mass General Brigham

Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and...

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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