Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour) Office/On-site #261020-0966FP-002

State of Connecticut; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) in New Haven, CT is recruiting a Clinical Social Worker for the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT). This full-time position located at 34 Park Street offers a Monday–Friday schedule with standard business hours and a focus on high-quality community-based care.

Responsibilities include caseload management, clinical assessments, documentation, and training to issue

Responsibilities

• Manages an assigned caseload of clients, conducts clinical assessments, and completes all required documentation.
• Obtains and maintains training necessary to issue Emergency Certificates in the community, ensuring clients can be evaluated in the Emergency Department when they present a risk of harm to themselves or others, or when experiencing grave disability.

Job description

The Position

The State of Connecticut , Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) is hiring for a Clinical Social Worke r within the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) in New Haven, CT.

Highlights

• FACILITY: CT Mental Health Center (CMHC)
• LOCATION : 34 Park Street in New Haven, CT
• UNIT: Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT)
• SCHEDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week; First shift. Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm.
• POSITION NUMBER: 00025416

What We Can Offer You

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

Discover the Opportunity

• Be a part of a comprehensive team of caring professionals;
• Provide support that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve;
• Assist our clients so they can achieve success;
• Make a difference in the public sector; and
• Work together in a collaborative team environment.

The Role

• Manages an assigned caseload of clients, conducts clinical assessments, and completes all required documentation. Obtains and maintains training necessary to issue Emergency Certificates in the community, ensuring clients can be evaluated in the Emergency Department when they present a risk of harm to themselves or others, or when experiencing grave disability.

About Us

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

CMHC is an urban community mental health centre with an exceptional 50-year tradition of serving individuals with serious mental illness and/or addiction. Founded in 1966, CMHC is a partnership between DHMAS and the Yale Department of Psychiatry. Each year over 4,000 people receive a variety of recovery-oriented services at CMHC and its satellite clinics.

CMHC is nationally recognized for its scientific research into the causes and treatment of mental illness and addiction. The Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities include multiple research programs in a variety of areas.

CMHC is also a major training site for individuals pursuing careers in mental health fields including psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, and pastoral care.

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team serves the highest level of acute clients treated within the outpatient department at CMHC. ACT is a fidelity-based model that requires the Clinical Social Worker (CSW) to be part of the multidisciplinary team.

Please Note

• A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
• All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace .

Purpose of Job Class

In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for independently providing clinical social work services.

Office of Healthcare Advocate

This class is accountable for serving as a case manager and advocate for clients that have received or need to receive behavioral health care services.

Examples of Duties

• As a member of multi-disciplinary clinical team or within a network of community-based behavioral health services develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families which include consideration of developmental, social and/or cultural, substance abuse, psychological, environmental and medical issues;
• Develops treatment plans including measurable treatment objectives;
• Provides clinical treatment services in the form of triage, crisis intervention, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening and planning;
• Advocates and develops networks of social and clinical services to assist clients in meeting identified needs;
• Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of treatment plans and documents treatment in clinical records;
• Completes reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies;
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;
• Consults and collaborates with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients;
• Provides forensic evaluations and court testimony as required;
• Maintains social work treatment and standards as required;
• May participate in research projects;
• Performs related duties as required.

Office of Healthcare Advocate

• Manages a caseload of consumer behavioral healthcare insurance complaints concerning coverage and/or payment;
• Reviews and assesses medical records including psychological assessment and treatment plans, concerning but not limited to mental, emotional, behavioral and addictive disorders to determine appropriate treatment plans and eligibility for insurance benefit payment;
• Participates in insurance appeal hearings and serves as clinical expert to defend and demonstrate that the diagnostic assessment and treatment plans are appropriate and required to address client behavioral healthcare needs;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Knowledge of
  • social work methodology, casework, group work and community mobilization;
  • family and interpersonal relationship dynamics;
  • values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional social work;
  • social, cultural, economic, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence attitudes and behaviors of clients and families;
  • mental illnesses and approaches to treatment;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • devise and implement a treatment plan with measurable goals that address client needs;
  • independently apply current psychiatric treatment modalities to address client needs.

Minimum Qualifications

Licensure as a clinical social worker in the State of Connecticut.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the community with adults with severe and persistent mental health and substance abuse needs.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with others on a multidisciplinary team.

Special Requirements

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work pursuant to Sec. 20-195 (m-z) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S.
• 1320a-7b(f).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in certain designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Acknowledgement

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.