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

Hartford HealthCare; Mansfield Center (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits program

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician to work in coordination with interdisciplinary teams in the Inpatient department. This role involves providing evidence-based clinical services including individual, group and family therapy, while conducting comprehensive assessments and establishing care plans.

The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s degree in social work or a related field and have experience in healthcare settings, preferably dealing with mental health and chemical dependency. Join us in making a difference.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy.
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting required.
• Current Connecticut LMSW, LPC‑A, LMFT‑A, or CADC.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments and care plans.
• Provides direct patient care including case management and counseling.
• Maintains patient-centered documentation in accordance with requirements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Crisis intervention/safety planning

Counseling and emotional support

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related field

Job description

Location Detail

Natchaug Hospital Mansfield Ct (10155)

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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 offers 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 patient to appropriate levels of care and available resources that promote the individualized care plan.
• Maintains timely patient‑centered documentation that reflect 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, or 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.

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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.