Behavioral Health Specialist - LCSW Crisis Social Worker

Saint Mary’s Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Of New England, is looking for an experienced Behavioral Health Specialist, Social Worker, LCSW to join our team of highly specialized integrated behavioral health professionals.

About the role

The Behavioral Health Specialist / Crisis Clinician is a Licensed Social Worker who provides psychiatric evaluations for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the Emergency Room and Behavioral Health Unit. The Behavioral Health Specialist provides behavioral health consults, assessments, individual treatment, family consultations, care coordination, referrals, and participates in multidisciplinary teams which coordinates, monitors, and plans behavioral health care services throughout the episode of illness to meet the individual needs of our patients in order to improve the quality of care.

Responsibilities

• Builds caring relationships with target population to promote positive health and social service outcomes.
• Provides consultation and recommendations to the Emergency Department (ED) providers and other healthcare providers to assist in determining the appropriate plan of care for patients.
• Triages, assesses, diagnoses, determines the most appropriate level of care, and coordinates appropriate referrals for behavioral health patients requiring crisis assessments in the Emergency Department and inpatient units.
• Coordinates and/or completes all assessments and goals that are strength-based, solution-oriented in order to build treatment plans from admission to discharge, with family and service providers. Ensures implementation of the treatment plan with all providers.
• Coordinates a discharge plan, referral, or admission to an inpatient level of care, which may also include insurance precertification.
• Demonstrates problem solving, conflict resolution, and positive communication through teamwork. Supports team as needed to fulfill clients' needs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a social work field including Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Psychology; and/or Mental Health Counselor.
• CT Licensure at a LCSW, LPC, or LMFT level required.
• Two years of clinical experience working with at-risk populations.
• Understanding of consult-liaison, crisis intervention, and integrated care models; can assess the patient with a medical/behavioral health perspective.
• Analytical ability to design comprehensive treatment plans and knowledge of professional literature and resources.
• Computer typing skills.
• Ability to integrate diverse behavioral health interventions in collaboration with professionals from different disciplines to achieve holistic health goals in complex cases.

Schedule

• Full Time – 40 hours, 8-hour shifts
• Evening Shift

Benefits

• Excellent benefits starting day 1

Facility Information

Saint Mary’s Hospital is a Catholic, not-for-profit, community teaching hospital that has been serving patients in Waterbury, CT and surrounding communities since 1909. From the moment you step inside, you'll notice what makes us different: the warmth and attentiveness of our physicians and nurses, the cleanliness of our facilities, and the way we make patients and their families feel.