Clinical Social Worker

Yale New Haven Health • New Haven, CT

2h

About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker I is a licensed, experienced professional who serves as a clinical expert in assessing and treating patients and families and providing social work consultation to interdisciplinary teams in inpatient and ambulatory settings throughout Yale New Haven Health System. The role may include diagnostic assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, brief treatment, crisis intervention, mental health consultation, teaching and mentoring, and participation in projects or task forces as assigned by a supervisor. The clinical social worker collaborates with health care team members throughout the organization.

The employee is expected to understand and support the organization’s vision and mission and embody its values of integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work.
• For Connecticut: 3,000 hours of post-master’s social work experience and 100 hours of post-master’s clinical supervision, consistent with LCSW licensure requirements.
• For Rhode Island: 24 months of experience licensed as a licensed clinical social worker under appropriate supervision, consistent with LICSW licensure requirements.
• Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license from Connecticut, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) license from Rhode Island, or an endorsement and satisfaction of the applicable Connecticut or Rhode Island license requirements for holders of licenses from other states.
• Empathy, active listening, critical thinking, strong organizational and computer skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with and advocate for patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Interact professionally with people of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and physical abilities.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge and skills through educational opportunities and meet standards set by state licensure, the hospital, and the department.
• Perform clinical social work activities that may include diagnostic assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, brief treatment, crisis intervention, mental health consultation, teaching and mentoring, and assigned project or task-force participation.
• Collaborate with health care team members throughout the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level