**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Day Shift **Description:** Brightside and Mercy Medical Center members of Trinity Health of New England is looking for an experienced **Behavioral Health Specialist / Social Worker** to come join our team of highly specialized integrated behavioral health professionals. **The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS** ), a master's level professional, is integral to population health management, including the integration of primary and behavioral health care through support of the physician and the collaborative care team. The BHS works with patients who have behavioral health conditions and focuses on social determinants that impact health outcomes. Essential functions include crisis and behavioral health interventions, connection to social and community services, and follow up to improve the patient experience, health outcomes, streamlining of services and lowering of costs. **What will you do:** + Builds caring relationships with target population to promote positive health and social service outcomes. + Improves access to health and human services for target population through in-person interactions, telephone contacts, and coordination of referrals. + Coordinates and/or completes all assessments and goals that are strength-based, solution-oriented to build treatment plans with family and service providers. + Ensures implementation of the treatment plan with all providers. + Teaches strategies change by assessing stage of change and providing education appropriate for readiness. + Participates in case conferences, staffing meetings, treatment teams and other consultation meetings. + Demonstrates problem solving, conflict resolution, and positive communication through teamwork. Support Brightside team as needed to fulfil clients needs. ​ **Minimum Qualifications** + **Education:** Master’s degree in a social work field including, Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Psychology; and/or Mental Health Clinician. + **Licensure:** Licensed or with the capability to be licensed preferred. + **Experience:** Requires one (1) to three (3) years of experience working with at risk populations. Experience with wrap-around services required. + Requires the ability to communicate with target population. Requires culturally Competent Interpersonal & Communication Skills + Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the local community. **Highlights** + Full Time 40 - Hours + Excellent Benefits available on 1st day + Engaged leadership. + Mission Drive Team **Facility Information** **Mercy Medical Center** has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs. **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran