Behavioral Health Clinician (LMSW, LPCA, LMFTA, CADC) - Inpatient Child/Adolescent Unit (per diem)

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group; Mansfield (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate healthcare network that prioritizes every moment. As a Behavioral Health Clinician, you will work with interdisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based clinical services in a supportive environment. This role includes conducting assessments, providing direct patient care, and helping individuals cope with mental health challenges. Be part of a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving lives through innovative treatment and education. Embrace the opportunity for career growth while making a meaningful impact in the community. This is your moment to shine in a role that truly matters.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus up to $1,500

Career development opportunities

Competitive benefits program

Work/life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field and experience in healthcare is required.
• Must hold a valid Connecticut license for practice.

Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments and establishes care plans for patients.
• Provides direct patient care and emotional support to families.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Crisis intervention

Case management

Counseling

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Master’s degree in Counseling

Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy

Tools

Patient-centered documentation

Job description

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 37,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance use addictions. We offer a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in Helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.

Program Summary

Natchaug Hospital provides a wide range of psychiatric and substance-use treatment for children, adolescents and adults at our 57-bed Mansfield Center inpatient facility. The highly qualified, experienced and dedicated professional staff provides expert care in a supportive, therapeutic setting – helping people regain their stability and return as soon as possible to their own homes.

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Clinician works in coordination with interdisciplinary teams to organize, prepare, and deliver evidence-based clinical services in the Inpatient Department. Clinical services include individual, group, and family therapy.

Key responsibilities of Behavioral Health Clinician:

• Conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate.
• Provides direct patient care that may include case management, care coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration for care transition needs, crisis intervention/safety planning, counseling, and emotional support to patients and families coping with illness, trauma, or end-of-life care, referral and discharge planning.
• Refers patient to appropriate levels of care and available resources that promote the individualized care plan.
• Maintains timely patient-centered documentation that reflects the patient and client systems’ pertinent information for assessment, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with regulatory licensing requirements and third-party agencies.

*** Behavioral Health Clinicians are eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $1,500.00, in accordance with program guidelines ***

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related Human Service field.
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting required, preferably working with a mental health and/or chemical dependency population.
• Current Connecticut LMSW, LPC-A, LMFT-A, or CADC.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships within and outside their entity.
• Is cognizant of health-related social needs and cultural competence. Recognizes and addresses health disparities-inequalities and injustices directed toward clients, related to access to care and provision of health services.
• Valid Driver's License.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women, and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.