Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LADC) - Behavioral Health Home
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Hamden
Posted on: May 9, 2024
Job Description:
Description Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details:
Work where -every moment -matters.
Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees 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.
Rushford Center, one of Connecticut's leading providers of
addiction and mental health services, is nationally recognized for
delivering outstanding prevention, treatment and recovery programs.
We offer a wide range of programs including Acute Care and
Evaluation, Residential Addiction Treatment, Individual, Group &
Family Therapy, Intensive Outpatient programs and Community Support
Programs. Through the passion of our specialists, we continue to
treat every patient with care, compassion and respect, while
providing affordable and accessible services.
Job Description
Provides quality, cost-effective inpatient/outpatient and/or
community care for clients and families in a target population
across the continuum of care. Works in coordination with
interdisciplinary teams to organize, prepare and deliver evidence
based clinical services reflected by a multi-disciplinary plan of
care. -
Job Responsibilities
- Evaluates the psychiatric and psychosocial needs of the
patient/client to assess and plan care. Establishes a
multidisciplinary plan to address identified issues and
goals.
- Utilizes individual, couple, group, and family therapy specific
to address each patient's/client's needs as part of the
multidisciplinary treatment team in accordance with the treatment
plan. Organizes and prioritizes care, interventions, safety
planning, and treatment. - -Identifies and stewards appropriate
resources in order to meet patient/client and family goals.
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- Provides client medical documentation based on program needs
including but not limited to social history, treatment plans,
progress notes, discharge, assessment, and After Care Plan in
accordance with regulatory licensing requirements and third party
agencies. May diagnose patients/clients using indicated DSM
criteria.
- Coordinates and implements client/patient/family care along the
continuum by collaborating with the multidisciplinary team, payers,
community and regulatory agencies to provide an integrated delivery
of healthcare.
- Educates patient/client and family members and ensures
seamless, coordinated transitions across levels of care to meet
established goals. Refers patient/client and families to
appropriate levels of care, including support groups and to other
available resources in order to facilitate recovery and/or
treatment process.
- Provides direct patient/client care including individual,
couples, family therapy, group therapy, advocacy, referral and
discharge planning. Performs case management and case coordination:
arranges aftercare and other necessary services.
- Regularly evaluates goal directed effectiveness and efficiency
of plan, documents patient/family responses, identifies variances
from outcomes and revises plan of care to meet patient/family
needs.
- Negotiates level of care and length of stay with managed care
companies and informs the third party payers of ongoing changes in
the client's status.
- Works across programs for clients with both mental health and
substance use disorders. Demonstrates competencies, including
knowledge and behaviors, to meet age specific patient needs. -
Ensures personal, patient/client and unit/staff safety. Adheres to
entity policies and procedures, reports and responds to risk
management issues in a timely manner to safeguard the entity from
adverse events.
- Participates in administrative and development activities
including team meetings, clinical supervision of staff and staff
education. - Supports the development of hospital and/or unit based
programming to meet the clinical and strategic needs of the
clients/patients and the milieu. Works effectively as a team member
to contribute to improved patient/client experience. - Ensures the
cost-effective utilization of resources.
- Perform other related duties as required which may include but
are not limited to: Providing supervision and/or clinical
supervision for interns and other staff as assigned. Providing
on-call coverage.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Related Field
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- Three years' experience providing direct services to
psychiatric patients, substance use population.
- Previous experience in assessment and diagnosis and
individual/group therapy and crisis intervention.
- Active CT License in Social Work, Professional Counseling,
Alcohol & Drug Counselor, Marital & Family Therapy.
As a Hartford HealthCare entity, Rushford provides eligible
employees with an extensive benefits package consisting of:
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of
hire, including six paid holidays
- Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount
programs - - - - -
- In addition to our generous and competitive salary and benefits
package, this location is approved for the HRSA Federal Loan
Forgiveness program
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.
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