Clinician (LMSW, LPCA, LMFTA, CADC)

TieTalent; Mansfield (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare network as a Behavioral Health Clinician at Natchaug Hospital, where you will provide essential clinical services to patients with mental health and substance use issues. This role involves conducting assessments, delivering therapy, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care. Ideal candidates will have a Master’s degree and relevant licensure, along with a commitment to addressing health disparities and promoting patient-centered care.

Benefits

Competitive benefits program

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field required.
• Experience in healthcare, especially with mental health populations.
• Current Connecticut LMSW, LPC-A, LMFT-A, or CADC.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments and establish care plans.
• Provide direct patient care including crisis intervention and counseling.
• Maintain timely patient-centered documentation.

Skills

Communication

Cultural Competence

Education

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or related human service field

Job description

Location Detail: Natchaug Hospital Mansfield Ct (10155)

Shift Detail: Schedule: School year hours are Monday - Friday; 9:00AM ‐ 5:30PM, summer hours; 8:00AM ‐ 4:30PM. Requires the ability to travel to other site locations as needed.

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 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 of Natchaug Hospital 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

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 patients 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.

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.
• Awareness of health-related social needs and cultural competence. Recognizes and addresses health disparities, inequalities, and injustices related to access to care and health services provision.
• Valid Driver's License.

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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.