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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Behavioral Health Clinician

Social Worker Above average in Social WorkNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$110k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 21m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Beth Israel Lahey Health as a Behavioral Health Clinician – LICSW, No Call in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Description: 1) Comply with NASW code of Ethics and Standards (on file in the department).

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $85K - $110K
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plan
  • PSLF Eligible

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.

This position offers no call requirements. Work with Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Clinician provides comprehensive clinical interventions, including individual, couple, family, and group therapies, while maintaining accurate diagnostic assessments and treatment plans. They also collaborate with clinical staff and provide emergency psychiatric interventions as needed.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s of Social Work and a current LICSW license from the Massachusetts Board of Licensure for Social Work. A minimum of 4 years of clinical experience in an inpatient or ambulatory psychiatric or addiction treatment setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentIndividual therapyCouples therapyFamily therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningCase managementCrisis interventionDiagnostic assessmentPsychosocial assessmentClinical documentationReferral coordinationMental status examinationClinical consultation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Clinician at Beth Israel Lahey Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,471 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Mental Health Therapy — Social Worker Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (27 salary observations; 27 listings), vs ~$91k nationally (649 salary observations; 1,070 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Social Work

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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
PSLF Eligible