Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Nuvance Health

New Milford, CT 06776

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Full-time LCSW Behavioral & Mental Healthcare

Nuvance Health, formerly known as Western Connecticut Health, has as excellent opportunity for a full-time, experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) working in New Milford, Connecticut. The LCSW will provide support to the Behavioral and Mental Healthcare department following a Monday-Friday office schedule of 9:00am-5:30pm. We offer a highly competitive compensation package including base salary. This position provides clinical social work services and assessment, treatment, psychotherapy to address and meet patients' emotional and social stress.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned clinical social worker with strong broad based clinical skills, group work, crisis intervention, and discharge planning as well as hold a Connecticut state licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). The position will be providing clinical services to emotionally ill individuals and in a group dynamic as well as collaborating with psychiatry and health professionals for the purposes of quality DSMIV diagnostic and treatment of mental illness, mood, psychotic, and personality disorders.

Job Responsibilities Include:

·Facilitates group therapy, provides individual, family, crisis intervention, patient-centered support and psycho-education

·Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, and functional status. Participates in patient care planning

·Conducts intakes with patients/family members to evaluate coping abilities, dysfunctional adjustments, maladaptive behaviors, functional status

·Maintains knowledge of community resources and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis

·Completes hospital and state required documentation & other paperwork & forms, including insurance authorization requirements

·Evaluates for child, elder abuse, and domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staff relative to assessment, criteria & referral

·Acts as a liaison for the patients within community (local, state and private agencies)

·Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position

·Performs other duties as assigned

Established in 1885, Danbury Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital providing Greater Danbury area residents convenient access to exceptional care. Danbury Hospital has 371 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 70,000 ED visits per year. As a teaching hospital, we are associated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, and Yale School of Medicine. Our Medical Group includes 900+ physicians and advanced practice providers, serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.

Danbury, Connecticut, located in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the border of New York State, is about 60 miles northeast of New York City and 60 miles west of Hartford, CT. As part of the greater NY metropolitan area, the city of Danbury enjoys both proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide array of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, fishing and boating in state and regional parks and preserves. Danbury is home to Western Connecticut State University as well as a number of historical sites, museums, theaters and art galleries. Surrounded by a number of quaint towns with scenic rolling hills, the area offers a variety of excellent housing and school options. Boston, New York City, New Haven and Hartford are easily accessible via train or car.

Danbury Hospital is now part of Nuvance Health. Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2,600 aligned physicians, 12,000 employees, seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center), a large network of primary care and specialty practices, and multiple affiliated organizations.

Qualifications:

·Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school

·Minimum of 3 years’ experience

·Current CT Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

·Prefer: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CT)

·Experience in assigned specialty area, group work, crisis intervention, discharge planning, DSMIV

PREFER: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC).

PREFER: Three years experience, both inpatient and outpatient. Group counseling skills.

Nuvance Health and its affiliates are Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Qualified Applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $31.25 - $58.05 Hourly

Source : Nuvance Health