Clinician Therapist (LMSW/LPCA/LMFTA)

Hartford HealthCare; Windham (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare's Rushford Center in Willimantic, CT, is seeking an experienced social work professional to coordinate evidence-based clinical services across the continuum of care.

The role emphasizes bio-psychosocial assessments, care planning, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure ethical, patient-centered care. Strong communication, cultural competence, and commitment to safety are essential.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
• LMSW, LPC-A, LMFT-A, or CADC.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Computer proficient.
• Ability to assess problems, determine solutions and make decisions within a timely manner.
• Utilize supervision and team approaches in the context of patient assessment and clinical interventions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships within and outside their entity.
• Demonstrates competencies, including knowledge and behaviors, to meet age specific patient needs.
• Focused on personal, patient/client and unit/staff safety.
• Assumes responsibility for self-improvement by identifying, communicating and seeking resources or instruction/validation to meet own learning needs, and is self-directed in maintaining currency of validations, licensure and training.
• Is cognizant of health-related social needs and cultural competence.

Responsibilities

• Conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary Team to assess for appropriate level of care and risk factors; develops and implements care/discharge plan and coordinates consults/referrals to remove barriers and promote optimal clinical and financial outcomes.
• Utilizes specific therapeutic methods/strategies/interventions in accordance with individualized care plan.
• Monitors progress of interventions and revises plan to meet patient/family needs.
• Provides education to patient/family with respect to meeting established goals including but not limited to disease prevention, impact of illness and disease progression, advocacy for benefits, health maintenance, and adherence to treatment regimens.
• 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.
• Participates in administrative and development activities including team meetings, clinical supervision of staff and staff education.
• Supports the development of hospital and/or unit-based programming to meet the clinical and strategic needs of the patients and the milieu.
• Works as a team member to contribute to improved patient experience.
• Ensures the cost-effective utilization of resources.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Patient care planning

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field

Job description

Hartford HealthCare's Rushford Center in Willimantic, CT, is seeking an experienced social work professional to coordinate evidence-based clinical services across the continuum of care.

The role emphasizes bio-psychosocial assessments, care planning, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure ethical, patient-centered care. Strong communication, cultural competence, and commitment to safety are essential.