Evening Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW) – Crisis & ER

Trinity Health Of New England; Waterbury (CT); Sur place; USD 41 000 - 66 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Full-time hours 40h/week (evenings)

Benefits starting day 1

Résumé du poste

Saint Mary’s Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Of New England, seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW) to perform psychiatric evaluations in the Emergency Department and provide crisis-based behavioral health services for patients across age groups.

The role emphasizes assessment, treatment planning, care coordination, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate levels of care and smooth transitions at discharge.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a social work field from an accredited program.
• CT Licensure at a LCSW, LPC or LMFT level.
• Minimum two years of clinical experience with at risk populations.

Responsabilités

• Builds caring relationships with target population to promote positive health and social service outcomes.
• Provides consultation and recommendations to ED providers to determine care plans.
• Triages, assesses, diagnoses, and coordinates referrals for behavioral health crises in ED and inpatient units.
• Coordinates and/or completes assessments and creates strength-based treatment plans from admission to discharge.
• Coordinates discharge plans, referrals, or admissions to inpatient levels of care.

Connaissances

Crisis intervention

Consult-liaison

Assessment

Treatment planning

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Teamwork

Formation

Master’s degree in social work

CT Licensure: LCSW, LPC, or LMFT

Description du poste

Saint Mary’s Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Of New England, seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW) to perform psychiatric evaluations in the Emergency Department and provide crisis-based behavioral health services for patients across age groups.

The role emphasizes assessment, treatment planning, care coordination, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate levels of care and smooth transitions at discharge.