About Job
Oak Street Health's graduate Behavioral Health Specialist Fellowship is a 12-month paid training program that provides all the necessary skills, support, and learning required to become a highly confident and competent clinician for older adults. The program is in a revolutionary collaborative care model in a value-based setting, rewarding healthcare companies for quality of care rather than quantity. It includes building knowledge of evidence-based interventions and psychotropic medications, earning clinical supervision hours from a licensed clinical social worker, and engaging in didactic content that builds on graduate training. Fellows will work at Oak Street for 24 months after the program and are encouraged to continue their careers there. Requirements include a passion for behavioral health, a supportive attitude toward older adults, teamwork, and a focus on empirically guided population health. Admission requires graduation by July 2025 from a Family, Adult or Adult-Gerontology Social Worker program, willingness to work in assigned location, minimum GPA of 3.0 in MSW program, and an active, non-probationary state lower level social work license. The selection process includes multiple interview rounds with final decisions by August 15, 2025. Oak Street Health offers mission-focused career impact, paid vacation, sick time, 401K match, health benefits, leadership development, and flexible work environments. The role is full-time with anticipated 40 weekly hours.
Professional Field


Patient Focus
Diagnoses
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Issues
Aging
Medication Management
Age Groups
Adults
Elderly (65+)
Therapeutic Approach
Methodologies
ECT
Pharmacotherapy
Modalities
Families
Practice Specifics
Populations
Undergraduate/Graduate/Post Graduate
Racial Justice Allied
Settings
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
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