Behavioral Health- Pediatrics

Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinician

West Warwick
• Integrated Primary Care

Are you a clinician who’s drawn to working with kids and families — and wants to do it embedded in primary care, not isolated from the medical team? Thundermist Health Center is looking for a Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinician at our West Warwick location. You’ll provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive behavioral health services to children and adolescents as part of the integrated care team, with the ability to see adult patients as needed.

You’ll respond to warm hand-offs from medical providers, conduct screenings, deliver individual, group, and family therapy, and partner with psychiatric prescribers — all within a patient-centered medical home serving families from West Warwick and surrounding Kent County communities.

• Provide trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and families
• Respond to warm hand-offs from medical providers for same-day behavioral health consultations, brief interventions, and triage
• Conduct brief screenings to evaluate behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and families
• Deliver individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based approaches (TF-CBT, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing)
• Assess clinical emergencies including suicide risk and risk of harm to others; determine appropriate levels of care
• Provide consultation to medical providers on behavioral health management and support integrated treatment plans
• Partner with psychiatric prescribers (PMHNPs/psychiatrists) on patients requiring medication management alongside therapy
• Provide behavioral health services to adult patients as needed within scope and caseload capacity

• Collaborate with providers, agencies, schools, and other individuals in each patient’s network of care
• Communicate with local community agencies, Kent County schools, and family support organizations as needed
• Participate in the Behavioral Health on-call schedule
• Provide referrals for more intensive services where appropriate

• Complete same-day documentation in the EHR (eClinicalWorks) including screenings, progress notes, treatment plans, and insurance documentation
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 (SUD confidentiality), mandated reporting requirements, and HRSA/FQHC regulations
• Support HRSA UDS reporting for behavioral health measures (depression screening, SBIRT, pediatric screening)

You’re a clinician who can connect with a seven-year-old, support a worried parent, consult with a pediatrician, and document a crisis assessment — all in the same afternoon. You bring developmental expertise, clinical skill, and genuine warmth to every encounter.

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field
• Rhode Island licensure as LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMHC-A, or LMFT (comparable out-of-state licenses considered with ability to obtain RI licensure)
• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience with demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents, and families
• Working knowledge of DSM-5-TR/ICD-10, psychotherapy methodologies, and evidence-based treatment planning
• Demonstrated ability to assess clinical emergencies and determine appropriate levels of care
• Experience working with diverse populations

Preferred:

• LICSW licensure in Rhode Island strongly preferred
• Prior experience in an FQHC, community health center, or safety-net pediatric behavioral health setting
• Experience with integrated behavioral health / PCBH model including warm hand-offs in pediatric primary care
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