Mental Health Clinician (LCSW/LPC/LMFT) — Flexible Schedule

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) plan with employer match

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare's Rushford Center seeks a licensed social worker to provide bio-psychosocial assessments, care planning, and coordination across care teams in addiction and mental health services.

The role involves direct patient care, discharge planning, education for patients and families, and collaboration with teams to ensure appropriate level of care and supportive outcomes. Requires licensure and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, or Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy or Related Human Service Field
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting
• LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LADC
• 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, certifications licensure and training
• 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.
• Develops and maintains cultural competence with an understanding of the history, traditions, values, and family systems of client groups as relates to health care and decision-making. Displays sensitivity to and awareness of the diversity in cultural groups and integrates this knowledge into their practice.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments and establishes care plans
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to assess level of care and coordinates consults/referrals
• Utilizes therapeutic methods/interventions per individualized care plan
• Monitors progress and revises plans to meet patient/family needs
• Provides education to patient/family on disease prevention, health maintenance and treatment adherence
• Provides direct patient care including case management and care coordination
• Refer to appropriate levels of care and resources to support care plans
• Maintains timely patient-centered documentation per licensing requirements
• Provides clinical social work interventions across patient populations
• Participates in supervision, team meetings and staff education
• Provides social work field supervision to students
• Supports development of hospital/unit programs to meet clinical needs
• Works as part of a team to improve patient experience
• Ensures cost-effective use of resources

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Cultural competence

Driver's license

Computer proficiency

Education

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

Job description

Hartford HealthCare's Rushford Center seeks a licensed social worker to provide bio-psychosocial assessments, care planning, and coordination across care teams in addiction and mental health services.

The role involves direct patient care, discharge planning, education for patients and families, and collaboration with teams to ensure appropriate level of care and supportive outcomes. Requires licensure and strong communication.