Clinician (LMSW, LPCA, LMFTA) - Inpatient Child/Adolescent Unit

Hartford HealthCare • Mansfield Center, CT

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Hartford HealthCare, a comprehensive healthcare network with over 40,000 colleagues, is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician for Natchaug Hospital. Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents, and adults dealing with mental illness and substance use addictions. The hospital offers a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools, and chemical dependency services. The Mansfield Center inpatient facility is a 57-bed unit providing psychiatric and substance-use treatment. The Behavioral Health Clinician will work with interdisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based clinical services in the Inpatient department, including individual, group, and family therapy.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy or related Human Service field
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting required, preferably working with a mental health and/or chemical dependency population
• Current Connecticut LMSW, LPC-A, LMFT-A, or CADC
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships within and outside their entity
• 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

Responsibilities

• Conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate
• 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

Benefits

• Supervision toward licensure and cost reimbursement
• Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500.00
• Federal loan forgiveness program
• Medical and dental benefits w/ employer contribution to H.S.A
• 401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%
• Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
• Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees