Behavioral Health Licensed Clinician

Location Detail: 300 Boston Post Rd West Haven (10600)

Shift Detail: Monday - Friday

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Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is one of the largest medical practices in New England with multiple locations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. We consist of a team of professionals ranging from Medical Assistants to Physician Assistants and everything in between. Our physician led medical group enjoys an excellent reputation with patients and the medical community, offering primary care, urgent care and more than 30 different specialties.

Job Description
Works in coordination with interdisciplinary teams to organize, prepare, and deliver evidence based clinical services across the continuum of care. Maintains ethical principles and professional standards of practice in adherence to the discipline’s professional code of ethics.

The setting of clinical care and population served will depend on unique needs of Business Unit.

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

·Collaborates with the interdisciplinary Team to assess for appropriate level of care and risk factors; develops and implements care/discharge plan and coordinates consults/referrals to remove barriers and promote optimal clinical and financial outcomes.

·Utilizes specific therapeutic methods/strategies/interventions in accordance with individualized care plan.

·Monitors progress of interventions and revises plan to meet patient/family needs.

·Provides education to patient/family with respect to meeting established goals including but not limited to disease prevention, impact of illness and disease progression, advocacy for benefits, health maintenance, and adherence to treatment regimens.

·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 reflects the patient and client systems’ pertinent information for assessment, interventions and outcomes in accordance with regulatory licensing requirements and third-party agencies.

·Independently able to provide clinical social work interventions to all patient populations

·Participates in administrative and development activities including team meetings, clinical supervision of staff and staff education.

·Provide social work field supervision to second year social work students

·Supports the development of hospital and/or unit-based programming to meet the clinical and strategic needs of the patients and the milieu.

·Works as a team member to contribute to improved patient experience.

·Ensures the cost-effective utilization of resources.

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

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With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.