IOP Trauma Clinician

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

16h

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) serves as the primary clinician for Bridgeport Hospital’s REACH Program Adult Trauma Track, an intensive outpatient program built on Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy. The role involves assessing and treating patients and families and providing social work consultation to interdisciplinary teams across inpatient and ambulatory settings. The clinical scope includes diagnostic assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, brief treatment, crisis intervention, mental health consultation, and other assigned projects or tasks. The clinician works collaboratively with health care teams throughout the organization. Training is built into the role. New clinicians receive a four-part PE training series with the program’s board-certified psychologist, in-session shadowing during onboarding, and ongoing weekly clinical supervision and advanced didactics. Prior PE experience is a plus but is not required; clinicians with strong ERP or other exposure-based skills are encouraged to apply.

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.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Rhode Island, or an out-of-state license with endorsement and satisfaction of the applicable Connecticut or Rhode Island requirements.
Empathy, active listening, critical thinking, strong organizational and computer skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with and advocate for patients and families.

Nice To Haves

Prior Prolonged Exposure (PE) experience is a plus but not required.
Strong ERP or other exposure-based skills.

Responsibilities

Interact professionally with people of all ages and diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle, and physical ability backgrounds.
Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and/or psychiatric evaluations.
Develop and maintain treatment plans responsive to patient and family concerns, problems, and clinical impressions.
Engage individuals and families in patient- and family-centered plans of care addressing identified needs.
Provide education and counseling to individuals and families.
Provide individual, couples, family, and/or group psychotherapy and crisis intervention using recognized best practices, as indicated.
Consult and collaborate with external providers, agencies, and organizations, including protective services, court systems, outpatient therapists, work or education settings, and housing supports.
Refer individuals and families to community-based services as indicated.
Provide information, consultation, and professional support to interdisciplinary team members and colleagues in the hospital and community.
Facilitate and/or participate in interdisciplinary rounds and patient-related discussions to promote integrated care and improve outcomes.
Contact managed care representatives to obtain pre-certification and ongoing authorization and ensure reimbursement, as appropriate; submit charges for services rendered as appropriate.
Develop services and programs to enhance patient and family care, including evidence-based practices.
Contribute to individual, team, departmental, and organizational quality assurance and performance improvement.
Document social work activities accurately, promptly, and in a clinically relevant manner in the electronic medical record.
Mentor or supervise and/or participate in projects and work groups as assigned by a supervisor.
Navigate systems and advocate for patients and families as indicated.
Maintain and enhance knowledge and skills through educational opportunities and meet state licensure, hospital, and departmental standards.