Advanced Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•New Haven, CT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is hiring an Advanced Clinical Social Worker for Clinical Services Team E at the Connecticut Mental Health Center in New Haven. The role provides skilled clinical social work treatment and leadership as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team, serving adults with serious psychiatric conditions and complex psychological and social needs. Team E serves a high percentage of treatment-refractory clients prescribed Clozapine, requiring close management and coordination with psychiatrists, nurses, and other clinicians. The position provides psychiatric and case management services in agency and community settings and manages a high-acuity caseload. The work may include comprehensive clinical assessment, individual, family, and group treatment, service planning, clinical supervision, consultation, and collaboration with other mental health providers. The role may also include administrative, program, research, forensic, and community liaison responsibilities as described for the job class. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with a first-shift schedule of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required after a conditional offer. State employees must comply with Connecticut’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy. Incumbents must possess and retain a Connecticut license to practice clinical social work and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs. Travel, sign-language skills, or Spanish communication skills may be required in designated positions.

Requirements

One year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
Must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work under Sec. 20-195 (m-z) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f).
Considerable knowledge of human behavior, diagnostic categories of mental illness, family dynamics, substance abuse, and human sexuality.
Knowledge of social, cultural, economic, political, religious, medical, psychological, and legal issues affecting clients, families, service programs, and society.
Knowledge of statutes, regulations, and standards relating to mental health services and state law governing licensed clinical social work practice.
Strong oral and written communication and administrative skills.
Ability to independently apply psychiatric treatment modalities, including behavioral, cognitive, object-relations, crisis intervention, and psychosocial rehabilitation approaches.
Ability to integrate theory and case material to assess and develop comprehensive treatment or service plans for difficult and complex cases.
Ability to lead task groups, including treatment teams and agency committees.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a leadership role helping to cover a unit or team.
Experience coordinating and prioritizing multiple crises or projects simultaneously using effective organizational strategies.
Experience multitasking and working in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Responsibilities

Provide psychiatric, case management, and clinical social work services to adults with serious psychiatric disorders, including co-occurring substance use needs.
Deliver services in agency and community settings.
Manage a high-acuity caseload, including treatment-refractory clients prescribed Clozapine, in close coordination with psychiatrists, nurses, and clinicians.
Use a coordinated, multidisciplinary team approach involving psychiatrists, social workers, registered nurses, and case managers.
Provide comprehensive clinical assessments and individual, family, and group treatment for clients with complex psychological and social problems.
Develop comprehensive service plans with measurable treatment objectives and oversee development or implementation of client treatment and service plans.
Provide individual field work instruction and clinical supervision, including supervision of Licensed Master Social Workers.
Consult and collaborate with other mental health providers to improve services and identify unmet needs.
Assist in resolving administrative, personnel, and clinical issues in programs or agencies.
Develop data for statistical and planning systems or research and publication; prepare administrative reports and suggest operational policies and procedures.
May provide leadership or administrative oversight for program components, teams, or research projects.
May provide forensic evaluations and expert testimony, represent the program or agency during regulatory inspections, and act as a liaison with community agencies and resources.
May provide in-service education and community presentations, and chair facility or community-based committees.
Perform other related duties as required.