Job Description

Position Highlights

• Department: CC MHS Intensive Outpatient Services
• Hours: 36.00 per week

Position Summary

To provide direct services as a part of a multidisciplinary team the LMSW will provide direct care including individual and group therapeutic services to patients, including assessments, treatment plans and discharge planning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Direct Patient Contact:

• Participates in direct care to assess needs and coordinate services to appropriate population

• Provides initial mental health assessments resulting in measurement based care planning

• Assesses using standardized screening tools, measures, etc

• Provides brief, solution focused therapy 

• Provide group psychoeducation/treatment related to specific diagnoses/presenting issues

• Provide information and referral services

• Participate in care coordination

• Maintains daily/weekly scheduled appointments in electronic records systems

• Provide therapeutic services to patients and their families 

• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members including external partners and agencies

• Completes required documentation and paperwork including biopsychosocial assessments and treatment planning and implementation in a timely manner

• Participate in our high risk program

• Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to patients including LGBTQ+ community

• Maintain case load dependent on need

• Provide supervision and clinical oversight to master’s level students/interns

• Provides mentoring and training to newly hired staff as appropriate

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy
• Possession of valid clinical license in Connecticut
• Ability to diagnose using DSM 5
• Must have excellent writing and communication skills, be highly organized
• Must be able to work as a part of a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience providing direct clinical care is desirable

• Additional certifications in specialized clinical care such as DBT, CBT, trauma informed care, etc.

• Experience/knowledge of substance use disorders

• Experience/competency in working with LGBTQ+

Comprehensive Benefits Offered

• Competitive and affordable benefits package
• Shift Differentials
• Continuing Education assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student Loan relief through Fiducius
• Quick commute access from I-84, Route 9 and surrounding areas

About Middlesex Health

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